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Micranthes insularis (Hultén) Chepinoga sect. Calthophyllum 
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FamilySAXIFRAGACEAE
Genus speciesMicranthes insularis (Hultén) Chepinoga sect. Calthophyllum
BibliographyBotanica Pacifica 12(2): 128 (2023)
Native RangeRussian Far East to Aleutian Islands
Primary BiomeSubarctic
Habitattundra
Altitude0-1000m
Descriptionleaves thick, carnose, 12-18-dentate, petiolate, reniform or orbiculate, cordate, glabrous, flowers numerous in compact inflorescence, sepals ovate, petals oblong, 2-4mm
Size10-20cm
Colorwhite
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationhumous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site
alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer
Propagationseed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C
division after flowering; cuttings in late summer
SynonymsMicranthes nelsoniana var. insularis (Hultén) Gornall & H.Ohba
MIcranthes nelsoniana ssp. insularis (Hultén) Elven & D.F.Murray
Saxifraga insularis (Hultén) Sipliv.
Saxifraga nelsoniana ssp. insularis (Hultén) Hultén
Saxifraga nelsoniana var. insularis (Hultén) B.Boivin
Saxifraga punctata ssp. insularis Hultén, Svensk Bot. Tidskr. 30: 524 (1936)
Saxifraga purpurascens var. insularis (Hultén) Vorosch.
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     31 Russian Far East (KAM Kamchatka, KHA Khabarovsk, KUR Kuril Is., MAG Magadan)
7 Northern America
     70 Subarctic America (ALU Aleutian Is.)
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