Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
Genus species | Sullivantia sullivantii (Torr. & A.Gray) Britton |
Synonyms | Saxifraga sullivantii Torr. & A.Gray |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 300-700m |
Description | stems glandular-pubescent, leaves reniform to orbiculate, shallowly and broadly lobate, lobes entire or subdentate, glabrous, flowers in fasciculate panicle, petals 3mm long |
Size | 5-40cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | + |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C division in spring |
Territory |
Northern America
North-Central U.S.A. (Illinois , Iowa , Minnesota , Missouri , Wisconsin ) Northeastern U.S.A. (Indiana , Ohio ) Southeastern U.S.A. (Kentucky , Tennessee , Virginia) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | SAXIFRAGACEAE
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