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Boykinia aconitifolia Nutt.  
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FamilySAXIFRAGACEAE
Genus speciesBoykinia aconitifolia Nutt. 
BibliographyJ. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 7: 113 (1834)
Native RangeWest Virginia to se. USA
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatthickets and woods
Altitude300-1000m
Descriptionleaves petiolate, usually reniform, 3-7-lobate, margins dentate, inflorescence pyramidal, flowers numerous, sepals erect. lanceolate, acute, petals spathulate, 3-6mm long
Size15-80cm
Colorwhite
Bloomsummer
Ca-
Typeperennial
Cultivationcold, shady site with a humous, moist soil
alpine house, moist, humous soil, shade
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 3-6 months, 16-18°C
division in early spring
SynonymsBoykinia turbinata (Rydb.) Fedde
Saxifraga aconitifolia (Nutt.) Fielding & Gardner
Therofon aconitifolium (Nutt.) Millsp.
Therofon napelloides Raf.
Therofon turbinatum Rydb.
Territory7 Northern America
     75 Northeastern U.S.A. (WVA West Virginia)
     78 Southeastern U.S.A. (ALA Alabama, GEO Georgia, KTY Kentucky, NCA North Carolina, SCA South Carolina, TEN Tennessee, VRG Virginia)
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