Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
Genus species | Micranthes idahoensis (Piper) Brouillet & Gornall sect. Dermasea |
Synonyms | Saxifraga idahoensis Piper |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 500-2500m |
Description | leaves petiolate, ovate to elliptic, carnose, at base attenuate, shallowly serrate, sparsely ciliate, abaxially hirsute, adaxially glabrous, flowers numerous in lax thyrsus |
Size | 10-40cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | spring, early summer |
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
Northwestern U.S.A. (Idaho , Montana , Oregon , Washington) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | SAXIFRAGACEAE
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