| Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
| Genus species | Micranthes spicata (D.Don) Small sect. Calthophyllum |
| Synonyms | Saxifraga spicata D.Don |
| Micranthes galacifolia (Small) Small | |
| Saxifraga galacifolia Small | |
| Habitat | tundra |
| Altitude | arctic-subarctic |
| Description | leaves suborbiculate, thick, 3-5cm wide, dentate, conspicuosly glandular dentate, minutely pubescent, at base cordate, cymules few flowered, producing thyrsus |
| Size | 15-50cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | rosette, tuft |
| Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous 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
Subarctic America (Alaska , Yukon) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | SAXIFRAGACEAE
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