Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
Genus species | Micranthes unalaschcensis (Sternb.) Gornall & H.Ohba sect. Calthophyllum |
Synonyms | Saxifraga unalaschcensis Sternb. |
Habitat | tundra |
Altitude | 0-600m |
Description | leaves ascendent, 2-7cm, flabellate, sparsely pubescent, coarsely dentate, cuneate tapered to broad petiole, scapes glandular lanate, purple, flowers 1-4, petals 4-5mm, ovate |
Size | 5-15cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | rosette, tuft |
Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous 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 |
Asia-Temperate
Russian Far East (Kamchatka , Magadan ) Northern America Subarctic America (Aleutian Is. , Alaska) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | SAXIFRAGACEAE
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