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Boykinia occidentalis Torr. & A.Gray  
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FamilySAXIFRAGACEAE
Genus speciesBoykinia occidentalis Torr. & A.Gray 
BibliographyFl. N. Amer. 1: 577 (1840)
Native RangeBritish Columbia to California
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatthickets and woods
Altitude0-1700m
Descriptionleaves 3-8cm wide, orbiculate, shortly 5-7-lobate, dentate, adaxially more or less shiny, flowers in lax panicle
Size15-60cm
Colorwhite
Bloomsummer
Ca-
Typeperennial
Cultivationcold, shady site with a humous, moist soil
alpine house, moist, humous soil, shade
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 3-6 months, 16-18°C
division in early spring
SynonymsBoykinia cincinnata (Rosend. & Rydb.) Fedde
Boykinia elata (Nutt.) Greene
Boykinia elata var. occidentalis (Torr. & A.Gray) Rosend. ex Engl.
Boykinia nuttallii Macoun
Boykinia occidentalis var. cincinnata (Rosend. & Rydb.) Rosend.
Boykinia occidentalis var. elata (Nutt.) A.Gray
Boykinia vancouverensis (Rydb.) Fedde
Saxifraga elata Nutt.
Saxifraga microcarpa A.M.Johnson
Therofon cincinnatum Rosend. & Rydb.
Therofon elatum (Nutt.) Greene
Therofon occidentale (Torr. & A.Gray) Kuntze
Therofon vancouverense Rydb.
Territory7 Northern America
     71 Western Canada (BRC British Columbia)
     73 Northwestern U.S.A. (ORE Oregon, WAS Washington)
     76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California)
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