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Cardamine loxostemonoides O.E.Schulz  
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FamilyBRASSICACEAE
Genus speciesCardamine loxostemonoides O.E.Schulz 
BibliographyNotizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 9: 1069 (1927)
Native Rangesc. China to Himalaya
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocks and scree
Altitude2900-5500m
Descriptionstoloniferous, leaves pinnate, segments 9-15, narrowly oblong to broadly ovate, 5-15cm long, flowers 15mm across, dark striate, in short raceme
Size10-30cm
Colorpurple
Bloomspring, early summer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationsunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C
division in fall; cuttings in late summer
SynonymsCardamine loxostemonoides var. luxurians O.E.Schulz
Cardamine luxurians (O.E.Schulz) Rashid & H.Ohba
Cardamine tibetana Rashid & H.Ohba
Loxostemon incanus R.C.Fang ex T.Y.Cheo & Y.C.Lan
Loxostemon loxostemonoides (O.E.Schulz) Y.Z.Lan & T.Y.Cheo
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHT Tibet)
4 Asia-Tropical
     40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal, WHM West Himalaya)
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