| Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
| Genus species | Micranthes howellii (Greene) Small sect. Dermasea |
| Synonyms | Saxifraga howellii Greene |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Altitude | 0-900m |
| Description | leaves 2-6cm, petiolate, oblong to ovate, coarsely dentate, inflorescence 5-20cm, open or dense, 5-15-flowered, sepals revolute, elliptic to ovate, petals 2-5mm long, obovate |
| Size | 10-25cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained 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) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | SAXIFRAGACEAE
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