| Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
| Genus species | Saxifraga mertensiana Bong. sect. Heterisia |
| Synonyms | Saxifraga eastwoodiae (Small) Fedde |
| Saxifraga heterantha Hook. | |
| Steiranisia heterantha (Hook.) Raf. | |
| Habitat | grassland and screes |
| Altitude | 0-2500m |
| Description | leaves suborbiculate, at base cordate, sparsely hirsute, incised lobate, segments tridentate, petioles at base long membranously vaginate, flowers in lax panicle |
| Size | 10-25cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | rosette, tuft |
| Cultivation | gravelly, humous, moist, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous, gravelly 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
Subarctic America (Alaska ) Western Canada (Alberta , British Columbia ) Northwestern U.S.A. (Idaho , Montana , Oregon , Washington ) Southwestern U.S.A. (California) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | SAXIFRAGACEAE
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