| Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
| Genus species | Micranthes melanocentra (Franch.) Losinsk. sect. Calthophyllum |
| Bibliography | Izv. Glavn. Bot. Sada S.S.S.R. 27: 601 (1928) |
| Native Range | w. & c. China to ne. Pakistan |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland and rocks |
| Altitude | 3000-5300m |
| Description | stems glandular villose, leaves ovate to oblong, 1-4cm, pilose, crenate-serrate, glandular ciliate, corymb 2-17-flowered, petals ovate to elliptic, 3-6mm, obtuse |
| Size | 4-22cm |
| Color | purple, red, white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| 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 |
| Synonyms | Saxifraga atrata var. subcorymbosa Engl. Saxifraga melanocentra Franch. Saxifraga melanocentra f. angustispathulata Engl. Saxifraga melanocentra f. franchetiana Engl. Saxifraga melanocentra f. pluriflora Engl. & Irmsch. Saxifraga melanocentra var. rubiflora J.T.Pan Saxifraga sulphurascens Hand.-Mazz. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHN China North-Central, CHQ Qinghai, CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal, PAK Pakistan, WHM West Himalaya) |