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Micranthes idahoensis (Piper) Brouillet & Gornall sect. Dermasea 
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FamilySAXIFRAGACEAE
Genus speciesMicranthes idahoensis (Piper) Brouillet & Gornall sect. Dermasea
BibliographyJ. Bot. Res. Inst. Texas 1: 1020 (2007)
Native Rangenw. USA
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocky slopes
Altitude500-2500m
Descriptionleaves petiolate, ovate to elliptic, carnose, at base attenuate, shallowly serrate, sparsely ciliate, abaxially hirsute, adaxially glabrous, flowers numerous in lax thyrsus
Size10-40cm
Colorwhite
Bloomspring, early summer
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
SynonymsSaxifraga idahoensis Piper, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 27: 394 (1900)
Saxifraga marshallii var. idahoensis (Piper) Engl. & Irmsch.
Saxifraga marshallii ssp. idahoensis (Piper) D.L.Krause & Beamish
Saxifraga occidentalis var. idahoensis (Piper) C.L.Hitchc.
Territory7 Northern America
     73 Northwestern U.S.A. (IDA Idaho, MNT Montana, ORE Oregon, WAS Washington)
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