Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
Genus species | Micranthes gormanii (Suksd.) Brouillet & Gornall sect. Dermasea |
Synonyms | Saxifraga gormanii Suksd. |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 0-1000m |
Description | leaves petiolate, ovate to elliptic, 3-4cm, carnose, at base attenuate, shallowly crenate-serrate, sparsely ciliate, russet hirsute, flowers numerous in conical thyrsus |
Size | 10-35cm |
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
Northwestern U.S.A. (Oregon , Washington) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | SAXIFRAGACEAE
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