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Micranthes rubriflora (Harry Sm.) Gornall & H.Ohba sect. Calthophyllum 
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FamilySAXIFRAGACEAE
Genus speciesMicranthes rubriflora (Harry Sm.) Gornall & H.Ohba sect. Calthophyllum
SynonymsSaxifraga rubriflora Harry Sm.
Habitatgrassland and rocks
Altitude4600-4700m
Descriptionleaves crowded, thick, broadly obcuneate, ca. 7mm, at apex rounded, crenate-dentate, basally cuneate, flowers solitary, long pedicellate, petals ovate-elliptic
Size5-15cm
Colorpurple
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typerosette, tuft
Cultivationrock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes
alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer
Propagationseed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C
cuttings in late summer
Territory Asia-Tropical
     Indian Subcontinent (East Himalaya)
BibliographyPlants of the World online powo.science.kew.org
International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org
Comments

SAXIFRAGACEAE

Micranthes rubriflora (Harry Sm.) Gornall & H.Ohba, J. Jap. Bot. 87(4): 239 (2012)

Basionym:
Saxifraga rubriflora Harry Sm., Bull. Britt. Mus. (Nat. Hist.), Bot. 2: 229 (1960)

e. Himalaya (Bhutan)
40 EHM

4600-4700m

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