Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
Genus species | Micranthes micranthidifolia (Haw.) Small sect. Aulaxis |
Synonyms | Robertsonia micranthidifolia Haw. |
Saxifraga erosa Pursh | |
Saxifraga micranthidifolia (Haw.) Steud. | |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 400-2100m |
Description | leaves 10-30cm long, oblong-spathulate, sharply dentate, gradually tapered to short petiole, inflorescence broad, flowers numerous, small, petals 3mm long |
Size | 30-70cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | rosette, tuft |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C division after flowering; cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Northern America
Northeastern U.S.A. (Pennsylvania , West Virginia ) Southeastern U.S.A. (Georgia , Kentucky , Maryland , North Carolina , South Carolina , Tennessee , Virginia) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | SAXIFRAGACEAE
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