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Micranthes spicata (D.Don) Small sect. Calthophyllum 
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FamilySAXIFRAGACEAE
Genus speciesMicranthes spicata (D.Don) Small sect. Calthophyllum
BibliographyFl. N. Amer. [N.L.Britton & al., eds.] 22: 146 (1905)
Native RangeAlaska to Yukon
Primary BiomeSubarctic
Habitattundra
Descriptionleaves suborbiculate, thick, 3-5cm wide, dentate, conspicuosly glandular dentate, minutely pubescent, at base cordate, cymules few flowered, producing thyrsus
Size15-50cm
Colorwhite
Bloomsummer
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
SynonymsMicranthes galacifolia (Small) Small
Saxifraga galacifolia Small
Saxifraga spicata D.Don
Saxifraga spicata f. foliacea Engl. & Irnsch.
Saxifraga spicata f. galacifolia Engl. & Irmsch.
Saxifraga spicata f. scaposa Engl. & Irmsch.
Territory7 Northern America
     70 Subarctic America (ASK Alaska, YUK Yukon)
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