| Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
| Genus species | Micranthes pensylvanica (L.) Haw. sect. Micranthes |
| Synonyms | Saxifraga pensylvanica L. |
| Saxifraga forbesii Vasey | |
| Saxifraga marylandica Sternb. | |
| Habitat | bogs, marshes |
| Altitude | 100-1400m |
| Description | leaves obscurely petiolate, linear to elliptic, carnose, at base attenuate, entire, ciliate, densely shortly hirsute, flowers numerous in open thyrsus, petals linear, 2-3mm |
| Size | 25-120cm |
| Color | white, purple |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| Cultivation | very moist to boggy, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous, sandy soil, semi-shade |
| Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C division after flowering; cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Northern America
Western Canada (Manitoba , Saskatchewan ) Eastern Canada (Ontario ) North-Central U.S.A. (Illinois , Iowa , Minnesota , Missouri , Wisconsin ) Northeastern U.S.A. (Connecticut , Indiana , Maine , Masachusettes , Michigan , New Hampshire , New Jersey , New York , Ohio , Pennsylvania , Rhode I. , Vermont , West Virginia ) Southeastern U.S.A. (Delaware , Maryland , North Carolina , 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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