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Suksdorfia violacea A.Gray  
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FamilySAXIFRAGACEAE
Genus speciesSuksdorfia violacea A.Gray 
BibliographyProc. Amer. Acad. Arts 15: 42 (1880)
Native Rangew. Canada to nw. USA
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatshady rocks
Altitude0-3000m
Descriptionbasal leaves at anthesis caducous, thinly petiolate, coarsely crenate-lobate, stem leaves 3-5, flowers 2-10 in lax raceme, petals suberect, 6-9mm long, oblanceolate
Size10-25cm
Colorviolet, white
Bloomsummer
Ca-
Typeperennial
Cultivationshady, humous, rock crevices
alpine house, humous, gravelly soil, shade
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 3-6 months, 16-18°C
division in early spring
SynonymsHemieva violacea Wheelock
Territory7 Northern America
     71 Western Canada (ABT Alberta, BRC British Columbia)
     73 Northwestern U.S.A. (IDA Idaho, MNT Montana, ORE Oregon, WAS Washington)
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