Micranthes ferruginea (Graham) Brouillet & Gornall


Family	SAXIFRAGACEAE
Genus species	Micranthes ferruginea (Graham) Brouillet & Gornall sect. Arabisa
Bibliography	J. Bot. Res. Inst. Texas 1: 1020 (2007)
Native Range	Alaska to w. USA
Primary Biome	Temperate
Habitat	shady rocks
Altitude	10-2700m
Description	basal leaves shortly petiolate, spathulate to oblanceolate, carnose, irregularly serrate, ciliate, hirsute, flowers 20-30 in lax thyrsus, petals elliptic, 3-5mm long
Size	10-40cm
Color	white
Bloom	summer
Ca
Type	perennial
Cultivation	shady, humous, rock crevices alpine house, humous, gravelly soil, shade
Propagation	seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C division after flowering; cuttings in late summer
Synonyms	Hexaphoma ferruginea (Graham) Raf. Hydatica ferruginea (Graham) Small Hydatica newcombei (Small) Small Hydatica vreelandii (Small) Small Saxifraga bongardii C.Presl ex Engl. Saxifraga clusii Kunze Saxifraga ferruginea Graham Saxifraga ferruginea var. cuneata A.M.Johnson Saxifraga ferruginea var. diffusa A.M.Johnson Saxifraga ferruginea var. foliacea A.M.Johnson Saxifraga ferruginea var. grandiflora A.M.Johnson Saxifraga ferruginea var. macounii Engl. & Irmsch. Saxifraga ferruginea var. newcombei (Small) Hultén Saxifraga ferruginea var. nivea A.M.Johnson Saxifraga ferruginea var. stellariiformis A.M.Johnson Saxifraga ferruginea var. typica Engl. & Irmsch. Saxifraga ferruginea var. vreelandii (Small) Engl. & Irmsch. Saxifraga ferruginea f. vreelandii (Small) H.St.John Saxifraga leucanthemifolia var. integrifolia Engl. Saxifraga newcombei Small Saxifraga nutkama Howell Saxifraga vreelandii (Small) Fedde Spatularia ferruginea (Graham) Smaůů Spatularia newcombei (Small) Small Spatularia vreelandii Small
Territory	7 Northern America 70 Subarctic America (ASK Alaska, NWT Northwest Territories) 71 Western Canada (ABT Alberta, BRC British Columbia) 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (IDA Idaho, MNT Montana, ORE Oregon, WAS Washington, WYO Wyoming) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California)