Status:
valid
Authors:
Al-Shehbaz
Source:
ipni
Year:
2015
Citation Micro:
Kew Bull. 70(1)-3: 1 (2015)
WFO Identifier:
wfo-0001341210
Common Names
- Cardamine Hongdeyuana
- Hongdeyuan Cardamine
- Hongdeyuan Bittercress
Description
Cardamine hongdeyuana (also called Hongdeyuan Bittercress, among many other common names) is an evergreen perennial herbaceous plant that is native to China. It has a basal rosette of leaves with white flowers. It is found in moist grasslands and savannas.
Uses & Benefits
Cardamine hongdeyuana is used as a food source for bees and other pollinators. It can also be used as an ornamental plant in landscaping and as a decorative plant in gardens.
Flower, Seeds and Seedlings
Cardamine hongdeyuana has small, white flowers with yellow anthers. Its seeds are small, black and shiny. The seedlings are small, with a single cotyledon.
Cultivation and Propagation
Cardamine hongdeyuana is a tropical herb that can be propagated by seed or cuttings. It prefers moist, well-drained soils and full sun. It is drought tolerant and can tolerate occasional flooding. It is not frost tolerant.
Where to Find Cardamine hongdeyuana
Cardamine hongdeyuana can be found in the tropical rainforest of China.
Cardamine hongdeyuana FAQ
What is the scientific name of Cardamine hongdeyuana?
Cardamine hongdeyuana
What is the common name of Cardamine hongdeyuana?
Hongdeyuan's Bittercress
What is the natural habitat of Cardamine hongdeyuana?
Tropical rainforests
Species in the Cardamine genus
Cardamine holmgrenii,
Cardamine hupingshanensis,
Cardamine abchasica,
Cardamine acris,
Cardamine africana,
Cardamine alberti,
Cardamine altaica,
Cardamine altigena,
Cardamine amara,
Cardamine ambigua,
Cardamine anemonoides,
Cardamine angulata,
Cardamine angustata,
Cardamine anhuiensis,
Cardamine apennina,
Cardamine appendiculata,
Cardamine arakiana,
Cardamine argentina,
Cardamine armoracioides,
Cardamine asarifolia,
Cardamine astoniae,
Cardamine auriculata,
Cardamine balnearia,
Cardamine battagliae,
Cardamine bellidifolia,
Cardamine bilobata,
Cardamine bipinnata,
Cardamine blaisdellii,
Cardamine bodinieri,
Cardamine bonariensis,
Cardamine bradei,
Cardamine breweri,
Cardamine bulbifera,
Cardamine bulbosa,
Cardamine calcicola,
Cardamine caldeirarum,
Cardamine californica,
Cardamine calthifolia,
Cardamine carnosa,
Cardamine caroides,
Cardamine castellana,
Cardamine changbaiana,
Cardamine chelidonia,
Cardamine chenopodiifolia,
Cardamine cheotaiyienii,
Cardamine chilensis,
Cardamine chiriensis,
Cardamine circaeoides,
Cardamine concatenata,
Cardamine conferta,
Species in the Brassicaceae family
Abdra brachycarpa,
Abdra aprica,
Acuston perenne,
Aethionema rhodopaeum,
Aethionema alanyae,
Aethionema arabicum,
Aethionema armenum,
Aethionema capitatum,
Aethionema carlsbergii,
Aethionema carneum,
Aethionema cephalanthum,
Aethionema cordatum,
Aethionema coridifolium,
Aethionema demirizii,
Aethionema diastrophis,
Aethionema dumanii,
Aethionema edentulum,
Aethionema eunomioides,
Aethionema fimbriatum,
Aethionema froedinii,
Aethionema gileadense,
Aethionema glaucinum,
Aethionema grandiflorum,
Aethionema heterocarpum,
Aethionema heterophyllum,
Aethionema huber-morathii,
Aethionema karamanicum,
Aethionema lepidioides,
Aethionema levandowskyi,
Aethionema lycium,
Aethionema marashicum,
Aethionema membranaceum,
Aethionema munzurense,
Aethionema orbiculatum,
Aethionema papillosum,
Aethionema retsina,
Aethionema saxatile,
Aethionema schistosum,
Aethionema semnanensis,
Aethionema speciosum,
Aethionema spicatum,
Aethionema stylosum,
Aethionema subulatum,
Aethionema syriacum,
Aethionema thesiifolium,
Aethionema thomasianum,
Aethionema transhyrcanum,
Aethionema turcicum,
Aethionema umbellatum,
Aethionema virgatum,