Cardamine trifolia L.

Cardamine à trois folioles (fr), Cardamine trifoliée (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Brassicales > Brassicaceae > Cardamine

Characteristics

A cabbage family herb. It is an evergreen plant. It grows to 15 cm high. It forms a spreading mat. The flowers are small and white.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread barochory
Mature width (meter) 0.3 - 0.5
Mature height (meter) 0.15 - 0.2
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Moist shady woods, especially on calcareous substrata.
More
It is a temperate plant.
Light 1-6
Soil humidity 4-8
Soil texture 1-4
Soil acidity 4-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 7-8

Usage

The young leaves are occasionally used as a potherb.
Uses potherb wood
Edible leaves
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by divisions or seedlings.
Mode divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days) 14 - 28
Germination temperacture (C°) 20
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -18
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Cardamine trifolia habit picture by Irmgard Hemetsberger (cc-by-sa)
Cardamine trifolia habit picture by Sergio costantini (cc-by-sa)
Cardamine trifolia habit picture by manuseitz (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Cardamine trifolia leaf picture by Jona Lumo (cc-by-sa)
Cardamine trifolia leaf picture by Elfi Karner (cc-by-sa)
Cardamine trifolia leaf picture by manuseitz (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Cardamine trifolia flower picture by Humulus Lupulus (cc-by-sa)
Cardamine trifolia flower picture by Gabriele Grabner (cc-by-sa)
Cardamine trifolia flower picture by Elfi Karner (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Cardamine trifolia world distribution map, present in France and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:280715-1
WFO ID wfo-0000587620
COL ID R4P7
BDTFX ID 12974
INPN ID 87980
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Crucifera trifolia Dentaria alternifolia Cardamine trifolia var. bijuga Cardamine trifolia