| Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
| Genus species | Micranthes virginiensis (Michx.) Small sect. Dermasea |
| Synonyms | Saxifraga virginiensis Michx. |
| Saxifraga elongata Sternb. | |
| Saxifraga vernalis Willd. | |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 0-1500m |
| Description | leaves petiolate, ovate to elliptic, carnose, at base attenuate, irregularly crenate to serrate, ciliate, brown hirsute, flowers numerous in flattened thyrsus |
| Size | 20-50cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | spring, early summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | 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
Western Canada (Manitoba ) Eastern Canada (New Brunswick , Ontario , Québec ) North-Central U.S.A. (Illinois , Minnesota , Missouri ) Northeastern U.S.A. (Connecticut , Indiana , Maine , Masachusettes , Michigan , New Hampshire , New Jersey , New York , Ohio , Pennsylvania , Rhode I. , Vermont , West Virginia ) Southeastern U.S.A. (Alabama , Arkansas , Georgia , Kentucky , Louisiana , Maryland , Mississippi , North Carolina , South Carolina , Tennessee , Virginia , District of Columbia) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | SAXIFRAGACEAE
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