Rock Garden Plants
Micranthes purpurascens (Kom.) Kom. sect. Calthophyllum 
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FamilySAXIFRAGACEAE
Genus speciesMicranthes purpurascens (Kom.) Kom. sect. Calthophyllum
BibliographyFl. Kamtschatka 2: 211 (1929)
Native RangeRussian Far East
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatgrassland and rocks
Descriptionleaves petiolate, cordate-orbiculate or cordate-reniform, glabrous, subcoriaceous, coarsely, regularly dentate, flowers in lax panicle, petals oblong-obovate, 3-4mm long
Size5-30cm
Colorpurple
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationsunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C
division after flowering; cuttings in late summer
SynonymsMicranthes ohwii (Tatew.) T.Fukuda & H.Ikeda
Saxifraga ohwii Tatew.
Saxifraga purpurascens Kom.
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     31 Russian Far East (KAM Kamchatka, KUR Kuril Is., MAG Magadan)
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