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Micranthes purpurascens (Kom.) Kom. sect. Calthophyllum 
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FamilySAXIFRAGACEAE
Genus speciesMicranthes purpurascens (Kom.) Kom. sect. Calthophyllum
SynonymsSaxifraga purpurascens Kom.
 Micranthes ohwii (Tatew.) T.Fukuda & H.Ikeda
 Saxifraga ohwii Tatew.
Habitatgrassland and rocks
Altitudealpine
Descriptionleaves petiolate, cordate-orbiculate or cordate-reniform, glabrous, subcoriaceous, coarsely, regularly dentate, flowers in lax panicle, petals oblong-obovate, 3-4mm long
Size5-30cm
Colorpurple
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typerosette, tuft
Cultivationrock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes
alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer
Propagationseed 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 , Kuril Is. , Magadan)
BibliographyPlants of the World online powo.science.kew.org
International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org
Comments

SAXIFRAGACEAE

Micranthes purpurascens (Kom.) Kom., Fl. Kamtschatka 2: 211 (1929)

Basionym:
Saxifraga purpurascens Kom., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 13: 167 (1914)

Synonyms:
Micranthes ohwii (Tatew.) T.Fukuda & H.Ikeda
Saxifraga ohwii Tatew.

Kamtschatka, Kuril Islands, Magadan
31 KAM KUR MAG

alpine

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