Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
Genus species | Saxifraga narthorstii (Dusén) Hayek sect. Porphyrion |
Bibliography | Denkschr. Kaiserl. Akad. Wiss., Wien. Math.-Naturwiss. Kl. 77: 661 (1905) |
Native Range | ne. Greenland |
Primary Biome | Subarctic |
Habitat | tundra |
Altitude | 0-1200m |
Description | stem leaves alternate, remote, obovate-lanceolate, 6-10mm, at apex setose-ciliate, acute, sparsely crisped hirsute, flowers solitary, petals obovate. 6-9mm long |
Size | 3-5cm |
Color | purple |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Boecherarctica narthorstii (Dusén) Á.Löve Saxifraga oppositifolia var. nathorsii Dusén Saxifraga opposifolia narthorstii (Dusén) Farrer |
Territory | 7 Northern America 70 Subarctic America (GNL Greenland) |