Rock Garden Plants
Micranthes atrata (Engl.) Losinsk. sect. Calthophyllum 
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FamilySAXIFRAGACEAE
Genus speciesMicranthes atrata (Engl.) Losinsk. sect. Calthophyllum
BibliographyIzv. Glavn. Bot. Sada S.S.S.R. 27: 601 (1928)
Native Rangenc. China to ne. Qinghai
Primary BiomeSubalpine
Habitatgrassland and rocks
Altitude3000-4200m
Descriptionleaves petiolate, broadly ovate, 12-25mm, glabrous, crenate-serrate, ciliate, inflorescence cylindrical, 7-25-flowered, sepals reflexed, ovate, petals ovate to elliptic, 3-4mm long
Size7-23cm
Colorwhite
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 Engl.
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     36 China (CHN China North-Central, CHQ Qinghai)
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