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Micranthes caroliniana (A.Gray) Small sect. Dermasea 
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FamilySAXIFRAGACEAE
Genus speciesMicranthes caroliniana (A.Gray) Small sect. Dermasea
BibliographyN. Amer. Fl. [N.L.Britton & al., eds.] 22: 146 (1905)
Native Rangeec. USA (Appalachian Mts.)
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocks
Altitude500-1200m
Descriptionleaves petiolate, broadly ovate to elliptic, thin, at base truncate, deeply dentate, sparsely glandular ciliate, densely white hirsute, flowers numerous in open thyrsus
Size20-50cm
Colorwhite
Bloomspring
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationsunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C
division after flowering; cuttings in late summer
SynonymsMicranthes grayana (Britton) Small
Saxifraga careyana var. caroliniana (A.Gray) Engl.
Saxifraga caroliniana A.Gray
Saxifraga grayana Britton
Territory7 Northern America
     75 Northeastern U.S.A. (WVA West Virginia)
     78 Southeastern U.S.A. (NCA North Carolina, TEN Tennessee, VRG Virginia)
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