Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
Genus species | Telesonix heucheriformis (Rydb.) Rydb. |
Synonyms | Therofon heucheriforme Rydb. |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 1500-3500m |
Description | leaves petiolate, usually reniform, sometimes lobate, cordate, crenate, rounded, pedicellate-glandular, flowers in cylindrical panicle, sepals purple green |
Size | 5-25cm |
Color | purplish violet |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | + |
Type | rosette, tuft |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Northern America
Western Canada (Alberta ) Northwestern U.S.A. (Montana , Wyoming ) Southwestern U.S.A. (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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