Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
Genus species | Lithophragma affine A.Gray |
Bibliography | Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 6: 534 (1865) |
Native Range | Oregon to Baja California Norte |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | shady rocks |
Altitude | 0-2000m |
Description | basal leaves orbiculate to reniform, 1-4cm wide, trilobate, flowers 14-20mm across, petals apically trilobate, inflorescence lax, nodding raceme |
Size | 20-55cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | spring, summer |
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Type | perennial |
Cultivation | shady, humous, rock crevices alpine house, humous, gravelly soil, shade |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 3-6 months, 16-18°C division in early spring |
Synonyms | Lithophragma affine ssp. mixtum R.L.Taylor Lithophragma catalinae Rydb. Lithophragma intermedium Rydb. Lithophragma trifidum Eastw. Lithophragma tripartitum Greene Tellima affinis (A.Gray) Bol. Tellima catalinae (Rydb.) Fedde Tellima intermedia (Rydb.) Fedde Tellima trifida (Eastw.) Fedde Tellima tripartita Greene |
Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (ORE Oregon) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California) 79 Mexico (MXN Mexico Northwest) |