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Saxifraga rivularis L sect. Mesogyne 
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FamilySAXIFRAGACEAE
Genus speciesSaxifraga rivularis L sect. Mesogyne
BibliographySp. Pl. 1: 404 (1753)
Native RangeSubarctic to New Hampshire
Primary BiomeSubalpine or Subarctic
Habitatgrassland
Altitude0-2000m
Descriptionstoloniferous, leaves petiolate, reniform, 3-7-lobate, thinly carnose, entire, eciliate, glabrous, flowers 2-5 in cyme, sepals elliptic to ovate, glabrous, petals oblong
Size5-15cm
Colorwhite
Bloomspring
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationhumous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site
alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer
Propagationseed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C
division after flowering; cuttings in late summer
SynonymsEvaiezoa laurentiana Raf.
Evaiezoa rivularis (L.) Raf.
Lobaria rivularis (L.) Haw.
Saxifraga chamissonis Sternb. ex Ser.
Saxifraga cymbalaria Sternb. ex Ser.
Saxifraga dissimilis G.Don
Saxifraga petiolaris R.Br.
Saxifraga pusilla Sternb.
Saxifraga rivalis Uspenski
Saxifraga rivularis var. stricta Engl.
Territory0 Circumpolar
1 Europe
     10 Northern Europe (FIN Finland, FOR Fřroyar, GRB Great Britain, ICE Iceland, NOR Norway, SVA Svalbard, SWE Sweden)
     14 Eastern Europe (RUN North European Russia)
3 Asia-Temperate
     30 Siberia (YAK Yakutskiya)
     31 Russian Far East (MAG Magadan)
7 Northern America
     70 Subarctic America (ALU Aleutian Is., ASK Alaska, GNL Greenland, NUN Nunavut, YUK Yukon)
     72 Eastern Canada (LAB Labrador, NFL Newfoundland, QUE Québec)
     75 Northeastern U.S.A. (NWH New Hampshire)
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