Cardamine bulbifera Crantz

Coralroot bittercress (en), Cardamine à bulbilles (fr), Dentaire à bulbilles (fr), Dentaire bulbifère (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Brassicales > Brassicaceae > Cardamine

Characteristics

A cabbage family herb.

Life form	perennial
Growth form	herb
Growth support	-
Foliage retention	deciduous
Sexuality	hermaphrodite
Pollination	entomogamy
Spread	myrmecochory
Mature width (meter)	0.1 - 0.5
Mature height (meter)	0.45 - 0.6
Root system	-
Rooting depth (meter)	-
Root diameter (meter)	-
Flower color
Blooming months	Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Fruit color	-
Fruiting months	-
Nitrogen fixer	-
Photosynthetic pathway	c3

Environment

Very local in woods, usually on calcareous soils, in Devon, S.E. England, the Chilterns and Ayr. A characteristic species of base-rich beech woodlands.

More

It is a temperate plant.

Light
Soil humidity
Soil texture
Soil acidity
Soil nutriment
Hardiness (USDA)

Usage

Uses	-
Edible	bulbs leaves roots
Therapeutic use	-
Human toxicity	-
Animal toxicity	-

Cultivation

Can be grown by divisions or seedlings.

Mode	divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days)	-
Germination temperacture (C°)	-
Germination luminosity	-
Germination treatment	-
Minimum temperature (C°)	-23
Optimum temperature (C°)	-
Size	-
Vigor	-
Productivity	-

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Fruit

Distribution

Identifiers

LSID	urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:280205-1
WFO ID	wfo-0000586586
COL ID	5WZMF
BDTFX ID	12844
INPN ID	87905
Wikipedia (EN)	Link
Wikipedia (FR)	Link

Synonyms

Cardamine bulbifera f. ptarmicifolia Cardamine bulbifera Crucifera bulbifera Dentaria bulbifera Cardamine bulbifera var. pilosa Cardamine bulbifera f. integra Cardamine bulbifera f. ptarmicifolia