Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
Genus species | Jepsonia malvifolia (Greene) Small |
Bibliography | Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 23: 19 (1896) |
Native Range | sw. California |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 0-500m |
Description | leaves orbiculate, cordate, shallowly lobate, inflorescence lax or dense, pedicels green, sepals yellow-green or rose, 1-2mm, petals 3-4mm, red striate |
Size | 5-25cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | autumn |
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Type | tuberous perennial |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 3-6 months, 16-18°C division of resting tubers |
Synonyms | Jepsonia neonuttalliana Millsp. Saxifraga malvifolia Greene |
Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California) |