Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
Genus species | Micranthes reflexa (Hook.) Small sect. Dermasea |
Synonyms | Saxifraga reflexa Hook. |
Saxifraga radulina Greene | |
Saxifraga yukonensis (Small) Fedde | |
Habitat | tundra |
Altitude | 0-1800m |
Description | leaves petiolate, elliptic to broadly ovate, 1-3cm, carnose, at base attenuate, shallowly serrate, densely ciliate, russet hirsute, flowers numerous in thyrsus, petals 2-4mm |
Size | 10-50cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | spring, early summer |
Ca | |
Type | 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 |
Northern America
Subarctic America (Alaska , Northwest Territories , Yukon ) Western Canada (British Columbia) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | SAXIFRAGACEAE
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