Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
Genus species | Micranthes subapetala (E.E.Nelson) Small sect. Micranthes |
Synonyms | Saxifraga subapetala E.E.Nelson |
Micranthes rydbergii (Small) Small | |
Saxifraga rydbergii Small | |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1200-3000m |
Description | leaves 2-4cm, oblong to ovate, obtuse, sinuate-dentate, subglabrous, adaxially bright green, pale green abaxially, tapered to broad petiolate base, flowers in panicle |
Size | 20-70cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C division after flowering; cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Northern America
Northwestern U.S.A. (Idaho , Montana , Wyoming) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | SAXIFRAGACEAE
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