Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
Genus species | Micranthes integrifolia (Hook.) Small sect. Micranthes |
Bibliography | N. Amer. Fl. [N.L.Britton & al., eds.] 22: 137 (1905) |
Native Range | British Columbia to California |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 0-1800m |
Description | leaves petiolate, ovate, 2-7cm long, coriaceous, at base attenuate, entire or minutely denticulate, ciliate, hirsute, flowers in conical thyrsus, petals obovate, 2-4mm long |
Size | 15-30cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C division after flowering; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Leptarrhena amplexifolia (Sternb.) R.Br. Micranthes bidens Small Saxifraga amplexifolia Sternb. Saxifraga aphanostyla Suksd. Saxifraga bidens (Small) J.K.Henry Saxifraga bracteosa Suksd. Saxifraga bracteosa var. angustifolia Suksd. Saxifraga cephalantha A.Heller ex Engl. & Irmsch. Saxifraga fragosa f. leucandra (Suksd.) Engl. & Irmsch. Saxifraga fragosa var. leucandra Suksd. Saxifraga hieraciifolia Porter Saxifraga integrifolia Hook. Saxifraga integrifolia var. sierrae Coville Saxifraga integrifolia var. typica Engl. & Irmsch. Saxifraga laevicarpa A.M.Johnson |
Territory | 7 Northern America 71 Western Canada (BRC British Columbia) 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (ORE Oregon, WAS Washington) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California) |