Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
Genus species | Elmera racemosa (S.Watson) Rydb. |
Bibliography | N. Amer. Fl. [N.L.Britton & al., eds.] 22: 97 (1905) |
Native Range | sw. British Columbia to Oregon |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks and scree |
Altitude | 1500-2800m |
Description | basal leaves reniform, 2-5cm wide, crenate, stipules large, brownish, raceme lax, 10-35-flowered, bracts laciniate, calyx yellow-green, tubular |
Size | 10-35cm |
Color | whitish yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | - |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C division in spring |
Synonyms | Elmera racemosa var. puberulenta C.L.Hitchc. Heuchera racemosa S.Watson |
Territory | 7 Northern America 71 Western Canada (BRC British Columbia) 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (ORE Oregon, WAS Washington) |