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Anemone lithophila Rydb.  
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FamilyRANUNCULACEAE
Genus speciesAnemone lithophila Rydb. 
BibliographyBull. Torrey Bot. Club 29: 152 (1902)
Native RangeAlaska to nw. USA
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocky slopes
Altitude2100-3300m
Descriptionlower leaves glabrous, thick, shiny, petiolate, ternate, segments obovate-cuneate, incised, ultimate segments short, oblong-lanceolate, flowers solitary, sepals 12mm
Size10-20cm
ColorWhite, bluish
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationsunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C
division after flowering and in fall
SynonymsAnemone drummondii var. lithophila (Rydb.) C.L.Hitchc.
Anemone globosa var. lithophila (Rydb.) M.Peck
Territory7 Northern America
     70 Subarctic America (ASK Alaska, NWT Northwest Territories, YUK Yukon)
     71 Western Canada (ABT Alberta, BRC British Columbia)
     73 Northwestern U.S.A. (IDA Idaho, MNT Montana, WYO Wyoming)
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