Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
Genus species | Micranthes texana (Buckley) Small sect. Dermasea |
Synonyms | Saxifraga texana Buckley |
Saxifraga reevesii Cory | |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 50-500m |
Description | leaves 2-5cm, ovate, glabrous, sparsely ciliate, sinuate crenate, abruptly tapered to thin petiole, cymules crowded in terminal head, petals 2-3mm long |
Size | 7-15cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | 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 division after flowering; cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Northern America
North-Central U.S.A. (Kansas , Missouri , Oklahoma ) South-Central U.S.A. (Texas ) Southeastern U.S.A. (Arkansas , Georgia , Louisiana) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | SAXIFRAGACEAE
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