| Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
| Genus species | Micranthes stellaris (L.) Galasso & al. sect. Arabisa |
| Synonyms | Saxifraga stellaris L. |
| Saxifraga pegaia Dalla Torre | |
| Saxifraga schleicheri D.Don ex G.Don | |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | arctic-alpine |
| Description | leaves sessile, obovate to elliptic, 1-5cm, carnose, margins 1-3-dentate, ciliate, hirsute, flowers 2-10 in lax cyme, petals lanceolate with yellow basal patch, 3-8mm long |
| Size | 5-15cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | spring, early summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | rosette, carpet |
| Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous 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 |
Europe
Northern Europe (Finland , Fřroyar , Great Britain , Iceland , Ireland , Norway , Sweden ) Middle Europe (Austria , Germany , Poland , Switzerland ) Southwestern Europe (Corse , France , Portugal , Spain ) Southeastern Europe (Bulgaria , Italy , Romania , Yugoslavia ) Eastern Europe (North European Russia , Northwest European Russia ) Northern America Subarctic America (Greenland , Nunavut ) Eastern Canada (Labrador , Québec) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | SAXIFRAGACEAE
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