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Micranthes aestivalis (Fisch. & C.A.Mey.) Small sect. Calthophyllum 
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FamilySAXIFRAGACEAE
Genus speciesMicranthes aestivalis (Fisch. & C.A.Mey.) Small sect. Calthophyllum
BibliographyN. Amer. Fl. [N.L.Britton & al., eds.] 22: 147 (1905)
Native Rangee. Europe to Kuril Islands
Primary BiomeSubalpine or Subarctic
Habitatshady rocks
Descriptionleaf suborbiculate or reniform, 2-5cm, coarsely, sparsely dentate, subglabrous, long petiolate, scapes erect, sparsely pubescent, flowers in open corymb, petals 3-5mm
Size10-25cm
Colorwhite
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
division after flowering; cuttings in late summer
SynonymsMicranthes nelsoniana ssp. aestivalis (Fisch. & C.A.Mey.) Elven & D.F.Murray
Micranthes nelsoniana var. aestivalis (Fisch. & C.A.Mey.) Gornall & H.Ohba
Saxifraga aestivalis Fisch. & C.A.Mey.
Saxifraga nelsoniana var. aestivalis (Fisch. & C.A.Mey.) H.Ohba
Saxifraga nelsoniana ssp. aestivalis (Fisch. & C.A.Mey.) D.A.Webb
Territory1 Europe
     14 Eastern Europe (RUE East European Russia, RUN North European Russia)
3 Asia-Temperate
     30 Siberia (ALT Altay, BRY Buryatiya, CTA Chita, IRK Irkutsk, KRA Krasnoyarsk, TVA Tuva, WSB West Siberia, YAK Yakutskiya)
     31 Russian Far East (KUR Kuril Is., PRM Primorye)
     37 Mongolia
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