Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
Genus species | Micranthes rhomboidea (Greene) Small sect. Micranthes |
Synonyms | Saxifraga rhomboidea Greene |
Saxifraga greenei Blank. | |
Saxifraga interrupta Greene | |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 1500-4600m |
Description | leaves petiolate, broadly ovate to triangular, 1-3cm, carnose, at base attenuate, coarsely serrate, ciliate, adaxially glabrous, flowers numerous in capitate thyrsus |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | rosette, tuft |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Northern America
Northwestern U.S.A. (Colorado , Idaho , Montana , Wyoming ) Southwestern U.S.A. (Arizona , Utah ) South-Central U.S.A. (New Mexico) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | SAXIFRAGACEAE
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