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Micranthes hitchcockiana (Elvander) Brouillet & Gornall sect. Micranthes 
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FamilySAXIFRAGACEAE
Genus speciesMicranthes hitchcockiana (Elvander) Brouillet & Gornall sect. Micranthes
BibliographyNovon 18: 138 (2008)
Native Rangenw. Oregon
Primary BiomeSubalpine
Habitatrocks
Altitude600-1100m
Descriptionleaves obscurely petiolate, elliptic to obovate, 4-12cm, cuneate, serrate to dentate, densely ciliate, hirsute, flowers numerous in flattened, lax thyrsus, petals 2-5mm
Size15-40cm
Colorwhite
Bloomlate spring, summer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationrock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes
alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer
Propagationseed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C
division after flowering; cuttings in late summer
SynonymsSaxifraga hitchcockiana Elvander
Saxifraga occidentalis var. latipetiolata C.L.Hitchc.
Territory7 Northern America
     73 Northwestern U.S.A. (ORE Oregon)
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