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Micranthes cascadensis (Calder & Saville) P.M.Sl. sect. Calthophyllum 
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FamilySAXIFRAGACEAE
Genus speciesMicranthes cascadensis (Calder & Saville) P.M.Sl. sect. Calthophyllum
Bibliographyh.l., comb. nov.
Native RangeBritish Columbia to Oregon
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatalluvial gravel
Altitude800-2500m
Descriptionleaves thin, not carnose, 12-18-dentate, petiolate, reniform or orbiculate, cordate, glabrous, inflorescence lax, hirsute, sepals ovate, petals oblong, 2-5mm
Size10-20cm
Colorwhite
Bloomlate spring, summer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationgravelly, humous, moist, sunny site
alpine house, moist, humous, gravelly soil, sun
Propagationseed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C
division after flowering; cuttings in late summer
SynonymsMicranthes nelsoniana var. cascadensis (Calder & Saville) Gornall & H.Ohba
Saxifraga nelsoniana ssp. cascadensis (Calder & Saville) Hultén
Saxifraga nelsoniana var. cascadensis (Calder & Saville) H.Ohba
Saxifraga punctata ssp. cascadensis Calder & Saville, Canad. J. Bot. 38: 425 (1960)
Saxifraga punctata var. cascadensis (Calder & Saville) C.L.Hitchc.
Territory7 Northern America
     71 Western Canada (BRC British Columbia)
     73 Northwestern U.S.A. (ORE Oregon, WAS Washington)
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