Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
Genus species | Lithophragma glabrum Nutt. |
Bibliography | Fl. N. Amer. [J.Torrey & A.Gray] 1(4): 584 (1840) |
Native Range | w. & wc. Canada to w. & c. USA |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | thickets and woods |
Altitude | 30-3600m |
Description | basal leaves orbiculate, trilobate, 10-25mm wide, flowers ca. 1cm across, petals deeply incised into 3-5 segments |
Size | 8-35cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | cold, shady site with a humous, moist soil alpine house, moist, humous soil, shade |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 3-6 months, 16-18°C division in early spring |
Synonyms | Lithophragma bulbiferum Rydb. Lithophragma glabrum var. bulbiferum (Rydb.) Jeps. Lithophragma glabrum ssp. bulbiferum (Rydb.) A.E.Murray Lithophragma glabrum var. ramulosum (Suksd.) Goodrich Lithophragma tenellum var. floridum Suksd. Lithophragma tenellum var. ramulosum Suksd. Tellima bulbifera (Rydb.) A.Nelson Tellima glabra (Nutt.) Steud. |
Territory | 7 Northern America 71 Western Canada (ABT Alberta, BRC British Columbia, SAS Saskatchewan) 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado, IDA Idaho, MNT Montana, ORE Oregon, WAS Washington, WYO Wyoming) 74 North-Central U.S.A. (SDA South Dakota) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California, NEV Nevada, UTA Utah) 77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico) |