Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
Genus species | Micranthes gormanii (Suksd.) Brouillet & Gornall sect. Dermasea |
Bibliography | J. Bot. Res. Inst. Texas 1: 1020 (2007) |
Native Range | Oregon to Washington |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 0-1000m |
Description | leaves petiolate, ovate to elliptic, 3-4cm, carnose, at base attenuate, shallowly crenate-serrate, sparsely ciliate, russet hirsute, flowers numerous in conical thyrsus |
Size | 10-35cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C division after flowering; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Saxifraga gormanii Suksd., Torreya 23: 106 (1923) Saxifraga marshallii f. dentata Engl. & Irmsch. Saxifraga occidentalis var. dentata (Engl. & Irmsch.) C.L.Hitchc. |
Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (ORE Oregon, WAS Washington) |