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Micranthes careyana (A.Gray) Small sect. Dermasea 
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FamilySAXIFRAGACEAE
Genus speciesMicranthes careyana (A.Gray) Small sect. Dermasea
BibliographyFl. S.E. U.S.: 501 (1903)
Native Rangese. USA (s. Appalachian Mts.)
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocky slopes
Altitude500-1600m
Descriptionleaves ovate to orbiculate-ovate, abaxially red, sparsely pubescent, long petiolate, scapes glandular pubescent, cymules lax, forming panicle, petals yellow variegate, 2-3mm
Size8-40cm
Colorwhite
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationsunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C
division after flowering; cuttings in late summer
SynonymsMicranthes tennesseensis (Small) Small
Saxifraga careyana A.Gray
Saxifraga tennesseensis Small
Territory7 Northern America
     78 Southeastern U.S.A. (ALA Alabama, GEO Georgia, KTY Kentucky, NCA North Carolina, TEN Tennessee, VRG Virginia)
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