Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
Genus species | Micranthes calycina (Sternb.) Gornall & H.Ohba sect. Calthophyllum |
Bibliography | J. Bot. Res. Inst. Texas 1: 1020 (2007) |
Native Range | n. Russian Far East to Alaska |
Primary Biome | Subarctic |
Habitat | tundra |
Description | leaves petiolate, rhombic to orbiculate, carnose, at base attenuate, dentate, sparsely ciliate, glabrous, flowers 3-15 in thyrsus, sepals revolute, petals linear, 2-4mm long |
Size | 5-15cm |
Color | white, purple |
Bloom | summer |
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Type | perennial |
Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C division after flowering; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Micranthes davurica var. grandipetala (Engl. & Irmsch.) Tkach Saxifraga calycina Sternb. Saxifraga davurica ssp. grandipetala (Engl. & Irmsch.) Hultén Saxifraga davurica var. grandipetala (Eng. & Irmsch.) B.Boivin Saxifraga davurica f. grandipetala Engl. & Irmsch. Saxifraga grandipetala (Engl. & Irmsch.) Losinsk. Saxifraga vicaria Sipliv. |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 31 Russian Far East (KAM Kamchatka, MAG Magadan) 7 Northern America 70 Subarctic America (ASK Alaska) |