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Micranthes nelsoniana (D.Don) Small sect. Calthophyllum 
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FamilySAXIFRAGACEAE
Genus speciesMicranthes nelsoniana (D.Don) Small sect. Calthophyllum
BibliographyN. Amer. Fl. [N.L.Britton & al., eds.] 22: 147 (1905)
Native RangeSiberia to Korea, Subarctic America
Primary BiomeSubalpine or Subarctic
Habitatshady rocks
Altitude0-2500m
Descriptionleaves long petiolate, reniform, costapalmate, broadly dentate, glandular ciliate, inflorescence 30-52-flowered panicle, sepals reflexed, ovate, petals ovate, 2-3mm long
Size10-30cm
Colorlilac, white
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationshady, humous, rock crevices
alpine house, humous, gravelly soil, shade
Propagationseed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C
cuttings in late summer
SynonymsMicranthes arguta Small
Saxifraga arguta D.Don
Saxifraga denudata Nutt.
Saxifraga gracilis Stephan ex Sternb.
Saxifraga megalodon Nasarow
Saxifraga nelsoniana D.Don
Saxifraga punctata ssp arguta (D.Don) Hultén
Saxifraga punctata var. arguta (D.Don) Engl. & Irmsch.
Saxifraga punctata ssp. nelsoniana (D.Don) Hultén
Saxifraga punctata var. nelsoniana (D.Don) Engl.
Saxifraga tuberosa Sternb.
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     30 Siberia (KRA Krasnoyarsk, WSB West Siberia, YAK Yakutskiya)
     31 Russian Far East (KAM Kamchatka, KHA Khabarovsk, KUR Kuril Is., MAG Magadan, SAK Sakhalin)
     36 China (CHI Inner Mongolia, CHM Manchuria)
     37 Mongolia
     38 Eastern Asia (KOR Korea)
7 Northern America
     70 Subarctic America (ASK Alaska, NWT Northwest Territories, YUK Yukon)
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