Family | APIACEAE |
Genus species | Sanicula saxatilis Greene |
Bibliography | Erythea 1: 6 (1893) |
Native Range | California |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks and scree |
Altitude | 900-1100m |
Description | leaves composite, triangular, ternate and 1-2- pinnate, leaflets finely serrate, peduncle of umbel 1-4cm, bracts broadly lanceolate, entire or trilobate |
Size | 10-25cm |
Color | orange-red, yellow |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuberous perennial |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed when ripe or as soon as possible division of resting tubers |
Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California) |