Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
Genus species | Micranthes calycina (Sternb.) Gornall & H.Ohba sect. Calthophyllum |
Synonyms | Saxifraga calycina Sternb. |
Saxifraga grandipetala (Engl. & Irmsch.) Losinsk. | |
Saxifraga vicaria Sipliv. | |
Habitat | tundra |
Altitude | arctic-subarctic |
Description | leaves petiolate, rhombic to orbiculate, carnose, at base attenuate, dentate, sparsely ciliate, glabrous, flowers 3-15 in thyrsus, sepals revolute, petals linear, 2-4mm long |
Size | 5-15cm |
Color | white, purple |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | 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 |
Asia-Temperate
Russian Far East (Kamchatka , Magadan ) Northern America Subarctic America (Alaska) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | SAXIFRAGACEAE
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