Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
Genus species | Sullivantia sullivantii (Torr. & A.Gray) Britton |
Bibliography | Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 5: 178 (1894) |
Native Range | nc. & ec. USA |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 300-700m |
Description | stems glandular-pubescent, leaves reniform to orbiculate, shallowly and broadly lobate, lobes entire or subdentate, glabrous, flowers in fasciculate panicle, petals 3mm long |
Size | 5-40cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | + |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C division in spring |
Synonyms | Saxifraga sullivantii Torr. & A.Gray |
Territory | 7 Northern America 74 North-Central U.S.A. (ILL Illinois, IOW Iowa, MIN Minnesota, MSO Missouri, WIS Wisconsin) 75 Northeastern U.S.A. (INI Indiana, OHI Ohio) 78 Southeastern U.S.A. (KTY Kentucky, TEN Tennessee, VRG Virginia) |