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Saxifraga crandallii Gand. sect. Ciliatae 
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FamilySAXIFRAGACEAE
Genus speciesSaxifraga crandallii Gand. sect. Ciliatae
BibliographyBull. Soc. Bot. France 65: 30 (1918)
Native Rangewc. USA
Primary BiomeSubalpine
Habitatrocky slopes
Altitude1500-4300m
Descriptionstoloniferous, glandular-hispid, leaves in rosettes, flat, broadly obovate-spathulate, mucronate, scabrously ciliate, flowers 4-7 in lax cyme, calyx red
Size5-15cm
Coloryellow
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationrock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes
alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer
Propagationseed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C
division in spring; cuttings in late summer
SynonymsHirculus platysepalus ssp. crandallii (Gand.) W.A.Weber
Saxifraga flagellaris ssp. crandallii (Gand.) Hultén
Saxifraga flagellaris var. crandallii (Gand.) Dorn
Saxifraga platysepala ssp. crandallii (Gand.) Tolm. ex Á.Löve & al.
Territory7 Northern America
     73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado, IDA Idaho, MNT Montana, WYO Wyoming)
     76 Southwestern U.S.A. (ARI Arizona, UTA Utah)
     77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico)
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