Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
Genus species | Micranthes hitchcockiana (Elvander) Brouillet & Gornall sect. Micranthes |
Synonyms | Saxifraga hitchcockiana Elvander |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 600-1100m |
Description | leaves obscurely petiolate, elliptic to obovate, 4-12cm, cuneate, serrate to dentate, densely ciliate, hirsute, flowers numerous in flattened, lax thyrsus, petals 2-5mm |
Size | 15-40cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | rosette, 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. (Oregon) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | SAXIFRAGACEAE
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