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Saxifraga narthorstii (Dusén) Hayek sect. Porphyrion 
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FamilySAXIFRAGACEAE
Genus speciesSaxifraga narthorstii (Dusén) Hayek sect. Porphyrion
BibliographyDenkschr. Kaiserl. Akad. Wiss., Wien. Math.-Naturwiss. Kl. 77: 661 (1905)
Native Rangene. Greenland
Primary BiomeSubarctic
Habitattundra
Altitude0-1200m
Descriptionstem leaves alternate, remote, obovate-lanceolate, 6-10mm, at apex setose-ciliate, acute, sparsely crisped hirsute, flowers solitary, petals obovate. 6-9mm long
Size3-5cm
Colorpurple
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typesubshrub
Cultivationhumous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site
alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer
Propagationseed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C
cuttings in late summer
SynonymsBoecherarctica narthorstii (Dusén) Á.Löve
Saxifraga oppositifolia var. nathorsii Dusén
Saxifraga opposifolia narthorstii (Dusén) Farrer
Territory7 Northern America
     70 Subarctic America (GNL Greenland)
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