Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
Genus species | Boykinia aconitifolia Nutt. |
Synonyms | Boykinia turbinata (Rydb.) Fedde |
Saxifraga aconitifolia (Nutt.) Fielding & Gardner | |
Therofon turbinatum Rydb. | |
Habitat | thickets and woods |
Altitude | 300-1000m |
Description | leaves petiolate, usually reniform, 3-7-lobate, margins dentate, inflorescence pyramidal, flowers numerous, sepals erect. lanceolate, acute, petals spathulate, 3-6mm long |
Size | 15-80cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | - |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | cold, shady site with a humous, moist soil alpine house, moist, humous soil, shade |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 3-6 months, 16-18°C division in early spring |
Territory |
Northern America
Northeastern U.S.A. (West Virginia ) Southeastern U.S.A. (Alabama , Georgia , Kentucky , North Carolina , South 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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