Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
Genus species | Micranthes aprica (Greene) Small sect. Micranthes |
Synonyms | Saxifraga aprica Greene |
Saxifraga laevicaulis A.M.Johnson | |
Saxifraga umbellulata Greene | |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 1700-4500m |
Description | leaves 10-45mm, petiolate, obovate to elliptic, entire or minutely denticulate, inflorescence 5-7cm, capitate, sepals erect, ovate, petals 1-3mm long, ovate |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | white, pale rose |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | rosette, tuft |
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 |
Northern America
Northwestern U.S.A. (Oregon ) Southwestern U.S.A. (California , Nevada) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | SAXIFRAGACEAE
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