Rock Garden Plants
Micranthes melanocentra (Franch.) Losinsk. sect. Calthophyllum 
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FamilySAXIFRAGACEAE
Genus speciesMicranthes melanocentra (Franch.) Losinsk. sect. Calthophyllum
BibliographyIzv. Glavn. Bot. Sada S.S.S.R. 27: 601 (1928)
Native Rangew. & c. China to ne. Pakistan
Primary BiomeSubalpine
Habitatgrassland and rocks
Altitude3000-5300m
Descriptionstems glandular villose, leaves ovate to oblong, 1-4cm, pilose, crenate-serrate, glandular ciliate, corymb 2-17-flowered, petals ovate to elliptic, 3-6mm, obtuse
Size4-22cm
Colorpurple, red, white
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 after flowering; cuttings in late summer
SynonymsSaxifraga atrata var. subcorymbosa Engl.
Saxifraga melanocentra Franch.
Saxifraga melanocentra f. angustispathulata Engl.
Saxifraga melanocentra f. franchetiana Engl.
Saxifraga melanocentra f. pluriflora Engl. & Irmsch.
Saxifraga melanocentra var. rubiflora J.T.Pan
Saxifraga sulphurascens Hand.-Mazz.
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHN China North-Central, CHQ Qinghai, CHT Tibet)
4 Asia-Tropical
     40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal, PAK Pakistan, WHM West Himalaya)
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