Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
Genus species | Micranthes careyana (A.Gray) Small sect. Dermasea |
Bibliography | Fl. S.E. U.S.: 501 (1903) |
Native Range | se. USA (s. Appalachian Mts.) |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 500-1600m |
Description | leaves ovate to orbiculate-ovate, abaxially red, sparsely pubescent, long petiolate, scapes glandular pubescent, cymules lax, forming panicle, petals yellow variegate, 2-3mm |
Size | 8-40cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C division after flowering; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Micranthes tennesseensis (Small) Small Saxifraga careyana A.Gray Saxifraga tennesseensis Small |
Territory | 7 Northern America 78 Southeastern U.S.A. (ALA Alabama, GEO Georgia, KTY Kentucky, NCA North Carolina, TEN Tennessee, VRG Virginia) |