| Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
| Genus species | Micranthes pensylvanica (L.) Haw. sect. Micranthes |
| Bibliography | Saxifrag. Enum. 1: 45 (1821) |
| Native Range | c. & e. Canada to nc. & e. USA |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | bogs, marshes |
| Altitude | 100-1400m |
| Description | leaves obscurely petiolate, linear to elliptic, carnose, at base attenuate, entire, ciliate, densely shortly hirsute, flowers numerous in open thyrsus, petals linear, 2-3mm |
| Size | 25-120cm |
| Color | white, purple |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | very moist to boggy, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous, sandy soil, semi-shade |
| Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C division after flowering; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Evaiezoa pensylvanica (L.) Raf. Micranthes forbesii (Vasey) Bush Micranthes hirta Haw. Micranthes pensylvanica var. crassicarpa (A.M.Johnson) Bush Micranthes pensylvanica var. dichotoma Bush Micranthes pensylvanica var. forbesii (Vasey) Bush Micranthes pensylvanica f. fultior Bush Micranthes pensylvanica var. hirsuta Bush Micranthes pensylvanica var. purpuripetala (A.M.Johnson) Bush Micranthes pensylvanica var. tomentosa Bush Micranthes pensylvanica var. winnebagoensis (A.M.Johnson) Bush Micranthes semipubescens Haw. Robertsonia pensylvanica (L.) Link Robertsonia semipubescens (Haw.) Link Saxifraga caroliniana Sternb. ex Ser. Saxifraga crassicarpa A.M.Johnson Saxifraga forbesii Vasey Saxifraga forbesii f. bracteosa G.W.Burns Saxifraga marylandica Sternb. Saxifraga palustris Link Saxifraga pensylvainca L Saxifraga pensylvanica f. bractealis G.W.Burns Saxifraga pensylvanica f. bracteata G.W.Burns Saxifraga pensylvanica f. congesta G.W.Burns Saxifraga pensylvanica var. crassicarpa (A.M.Johnson) Bush Saxifraga pensylvanica var. dichotoma Bush Saxifraga pensylvanica ssp. eupensylvanica G.W.Burns Saxifraga pensylvanica var. forbesii (Vasey) Engl. & Irmsch. Saxifraga pensylvanica var. fultior (Fernald) Bush Saxifraga pensylvanica f. fultior Fernald Saxifraga pensylvanica f. glabra Sternb. ex Irmsch. Sasifraga pensylvanica var. hirsuta Bush Saxifraga pensylvanica ssp. interioir G.W.Burns Saxifraga pensylvanica f. purpuripetala (A.M.Johnson) House Saxifraga pensylvanica var. purpuripetala (A.M.Johnson) Bush Saxifraga pensylvanica ssp. tenuirostrata G.W.Burns Saxifraga pensylvanica var. tomentosa Bush Saxifraga pensylvanica var. typica Engl. & Irmsch. Sasifraga pensylvanica var. winnebagoensis (A.M.Johnson) Bush Saxifraga purpuripetala A.M.Johnson Saxifraga semipubescens Sweet Saxifraxa winnebagoensis A.M.Johnson |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 71 Western Canada (MAN Manitoba, SAS Saskatchewan) 72 Eastern Canada (ONT Ontario) 74 North-Central U.S.A. (ILL Illinois, IOW Iowa, MIN Minnesota, MSO Missouri, WIS Wisconsin) 75 Northeastern U.S.A. (CNT Connecticut, INI Indiana, MAI Maine, MAS Masachusettes, MIC Michigan, NWH New Hampshire, NWJ New Jersey, NWY New York, OHI Ohio, PEN Pennsylvania, RHO Rhode I., VER Vermont, WVA West Virginia) 78 Southeastern U.S.A. (DEL Delaware, MRY Maryland, NCA North Carolina, TEN Tennessee, VRG Virginia) |