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Leptarrhena pyrolifolia (D.Don) Ser.  
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FamilySAXIFRAGACEAE
Genus speciesLeptarrhena pyrolifolia (D.Don) Ser. 
BibliographyProdr. [A.P.de Candolle] 4: 48 (1830)
Native RangeSubarctic America to nw. USA
Primary BiomeSubalpine
Habitatgrassland and rocks
Altitude0-2300m
Descriptionleaves glabrous, mostly basal, narrowly obovate to elliptic, 3-15cm, crenate-serrate, adaxially bright green, inflorescence in fruit elongate, petals unequal
Size15-35cm
Colorwhite
Bloomsummer
Ca-
Typeperennial
Cultivationrock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes
alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 3-6 months, 16-18°C
division in early spring
SynonymsSaxifraga coriacea Fisch. ex Ser.
Saxifraga micrantha Fisch. ex Ser.
Saxifraga parviflora Fisch. ex Cham.
Saxifraga pyrolifolia D.Don
Saxifraga secunda Willd. ex Cham.
Territory7 Northern America
     70 Subarctic America (ALU Aleutian Is., ASK Alaska, NWT Northwest Territories, YUK Yukon)
     71 Western Canada (ABT Alberta, BRC British Columbia)
     73 Northwestern U.S.A. (IDA Idaho, MNT Montana, ORE Oregon, WAS Washington)
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