| Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
| Genus species | Micranthes ferruginea (Graham) Brouillet & Gornall sect. Arabisa |
| Synonyms | Saxifraga ferruginea Graham |
| Saxifraga newcombei Small | |
| Saxifraga nutkama Howell | |
| Habitat | shady rocks |
| Altitude | 10-2700m |
| Description | basal leaves shortly petiolate, spathulate to oblanceolate, carnose, irregularly serrate, ciliate, hirsute, flowers 20-30 in lax thyrsus, petals elliptic, 3-5mm long |
| Size | 10-40cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | rosette, tuft |
| Cultivation | shady, humous, rock crevices alpine house, humous, gravelly soil, shade |
| Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C division after flowering; cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Northern America
Subarctic America (Alaska , Northwest Territories ) Western Canada (Alberta , British Columbia ) Northwestern U.S.A. (Idaho , Montana , Oregon , Washington , Wyoming ) Southwestern U.S.A. (California) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | SAXIFRAGACEAE
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