Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
Genus species | Leptarrhena pyrolifolia (D.Don) Ser. |
Synonyms | Saxifraga pyrolifolia D.Don |
Saxifraga coriacea Fisch. ex Ser. | |
Saxifraga parviflora Fisch. ex Cham. | |
Habitat | grassland and rocks |
Altitude | 0-2300m |
Description | leaves glabrous, mostly basal, narrowly obovate to elliptic, 3-15cm, crenate-serrate, adaxially bright green, inflorescence in fruit elongate, petals unequal |
Size | 15-35cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | 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. 3-6 months, 16-18°C division in early spring |
Territory |
Northern America
Subarctic America (Aleutian Is. , Alaska , Northwest Territories , Yukon ) Western Canada (Alberta , British Columbia ) Northwestern U.S.A. (Idaho , Montana , Oregon , Washington) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | SAXIFRAGACEAE
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