Family | BRASSICACEAE |
Genus species | Cardamine kitaibelii Bech. |
Bibliography | Ber. Schweiz. Bot. Ges. 43: 57 (1934) |
Native Range | Alps, Apennines |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | thickets and woods |
Altitude | 400-1700m |
Description | stem leaves 3-5, verticillate, pinnate, leaflets 2-6, lanceolate, serrate, flowers few in raceme, sepals lanceolate, yellow-green, petals 15-22mm long, obovate |
Size | 20-30cm |
Color | pale yellow |
Bloom | spring, early summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | cold, shady site with a humous, moist soil alpine house, moist, humous soil, shade |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C division in fall; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Cardamine polyphylla (Waldst. & Kit.) O.E.Schulz Cardamine polyphylla f. angustifolia O.E.Schulz Cardamine polyphylla var. glabra O.E.Schulz Dentaria polyphylla Waldst. & Kit. |
Territory | 1 Europe 11 Middle Europe (SWI Switzerland) 13 Southeastern Europe (ITA Italy, YUG Yugoslavia) |