Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
Genus species | Micranthes tolmiei (Torr. & A.Gray) Brouillet & Gornall sect. Intermediae |
Synonyms | Saxifraga tolmiei Torr. & A.Gray |
Saxifraga ledifolia Greene | |
Habitat | snow patches |
Altitude | 500-4000m |
Description | basal leaves 2-8mm, crowded, very thick, oval to oblong, obtuse, glabrous, floral stems glandular, leafless, flowers 1-few, petals elliptic to spathulate, 5-6mm long |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | pale yellow, white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | rosette, carpet |
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 |
Asia-Temperate
Russian Far East (Kamchatka ) Northern America Subarctic America (Alaska ) Western Canada (British Columbia ) Northwestern U.S.A. (Idaho , Montana , Oregon , Washington ) Southwestern U.S.A. (California , Nevada , Utah) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | SAXIFRAGACEAE
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