Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
Genus species | Micranthes fragosa (Suksd. ex Small) Small sect. Micranthes |
Synonyms | Saxifraga fragosa Suksd, ex Small |
Micranthes claytoniifolia Small | |
Saxifraga claytoniifolia Canby ex Small | |
Habitat | screes |
Altitude | 100-2600m |
Description | leaves petiolate, broadly ovate to deltate, 4-8cm, carnose, at base attenuate, entire, ciliate, subglabrous, flowers numerous in lax, conical thyrsus, petals 2-3mm long |
Size | 20-50cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | rosette, tuft |
Cultivation | gravelly, humous, moist, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous, gravelly soil, semi-shade |
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 , 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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