Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
Genus species | Micranthes lyallii (Engl.) Small sect. Calthophyllum |
Synonyms | Saxifraga lyallii Engl. |
Saxifraga dahurica Lyall ex Engl. | |
Saxifraga davurica Torr. & A.Gray | |
Habitat | shady rocks |
Altitude | 800-4000m |
Description | leaves petiolate, spathulate to obovate, thin, serrate to dentate, sparsely glandular ciliate, adaxially glabrous, abaxially sparsely brown hirsute, flowers in lax thyrsus |
Size | 15-30cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | spring, early summer |
Ca | |
Type | rosette, tuft |
Cultivation | shady, humous, rock crevices alpine house, humous, gravelly soil, shade |
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 , Northwest Territories , Yukon ) Western Canada (Alberta , British Columbia ) Northwestern U.S.A. (Idaho , Montana , Washington) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | SAXIFRAGACEAE
ot. Ges. Wien 19: 542 (1869)
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