Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
Genus species | Micranthes eriophora (S.Watson) Small sect. Dermasea |
Synonyms | Saxifraga eriophora S.Watson |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1900-3000m |
Description | leaves 1-4cm long, ovate or oblong ovate, crenate, adaxially glabrous, abaxially red tomentose, petiolate base long ciliate, flowers to 1cm across in lax panicle |
Size | 8-25cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | early spring |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, 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
Southwestern U.S.A. (Arizona ) South-Central U.S.A. (New Mexico ) Mexico (Mexico Northeast) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | SAXIFRAGACEAE
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