Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
Genus species | Micranthes texana (Buckley) Small sect. Dermasea |
Bibliography | Fl. S.E. U.S.: 501 (1903) |
Native Range | Kansas to Texas and Georgia |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 50-500m |
Description | leaves 2-5cm, ovate, glabrous, sparsely ciliate, sinuate crenate, abruptly tapered to thin petiole, cymules crowded in terminal head, petals 2-3mm long |
Size | 7-15cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
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Type | perennial |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C division after flowering; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Saxifraga reevesii Cory Saxifraga texana Buckley |
Territory | 7 Northern America 74 North-Central U.S.A. (KAN Kansas, MSO Missouri, OKL Oklahoma) 77 South-Central U.S.A. (TEX Texas) 78 Southeastern U.S.A. (ARK Arkansas, GEO Georgia, LOU Louisiana) |