Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
Genus species | Micranthes subapetala (E.Nelson) Small sect. Micranthes |
Bibliography | N. Amer. Fl. [N.L.Britton & al., eds.] 22: 139 (1905) |
Native Range | nw. USA |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1200-3000m |
Description | leaves 2-4cm, oblong to ovate, obtuse, sinuate-dentate, subglabrous, adaxially bright green, pale green abaxially, tapered to broad petiolate base, flowers in panicle |
Size | 20-70cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C division after flowering; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Micranthes rydbergii (Small) Small Saxifraga hieraciifolia var. rydbergii (Small) Engl. & Irmsch. Saxifraga montanensis var. subapetala (E.Nelson) Engl. & Irmsch. Saxifraga oregana var. subapetala (E.Nelson) C.L.Hitchc. Saxifraga rydbergii Small Saxifraga subapetala E.Nelson Saxifraga subapetala var. normalis A.Nelson |
Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (IDA Idaho, MNT Montana, WYO Wyoming) |