| Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
| Genus species | Micranthes caroliniana (A.Gray) Small sect. Dermasea |
| Synonyms | Saxifraga caroliniana A.Gray |
| Micranthes grayana (Britton) Small | |
| Saxifraga grayana Britton | |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Altitude | 500-1200m |
| Description | leaves petiolate, broadly ovate to elliptic, thin, at base truncate, deeply dentate, sparsely glandular ciliate, densely white hirsute, flowers numerous in open thyrsus |
| Size | 20-50cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | rosette, tuft |
| 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 |
| Territory |
Northern America
Northeastern U.S.A. (West Virginia ) Southeastern U.S.A. (North 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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