Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
Genus species | Micranthes bryophora (A.Gray) Brouillet & Gornall sect. Arabisa |
Synonyms | Saxifraga bryophora A.Gray |
Hydatica bryophora (A.Gray) Small | |
Spatularia bryophora (A.Gray) Small | |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 1600-4500m |
Description | leaves 1-4cm, carnose, sessile, linear-elliptic, entire or denticulate, inflorescence 3-25cm, lax, sepals revolute, elliptic, petals 3-5mm long, triangular to ovate |
Size | 10-30cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | rosette, tuft |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C division after flowering; cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Northern America
Northwestern U.S.A. (Idaho ) Southwestern U.S.A. (California) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | SAXIFRAGACEAE
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