Family | ROSACEAE |
Genus species | Luetkea pectinata (Pursh) Kuntze |
Bibliography | Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 217 (1891) |
Native Range | Subarctic America to w. USA |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | thickets and heaths |
Altitude | 0-3500m |
Description | leaves crowded in compact basal tuft, petiole 5-10mm, leaves biternate, segments linear, petals spathulate to obovate, 3-4mm long |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | - |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-16°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Eriogynia pectinata (Pursh) Hook. Luetkea sibbaldioides Bong. Saxifraga pectinata Pursh Spiraea multifida Ledeb. Spiraea pectinata Torr. & A.Gray |
Territory | 7 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, ORE Oregon, WAS Washington) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California) |