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Lithophragma parviflorum (Hook.) Nutt.  
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FamilySAXIFRAGACEAE
Genus speciesLithophragma parviflorum (Hook.) Nutt. 
BibliographyFl. N. Amer. [J.Torrey & A.Gray] 1: 584 (1840)
Native Rangew. Canada to w. & nc. USA
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatgrassland and thickets
Altitude200-3100m
Descriptionbasal leaves orbiculate, 1-3cm wide, 3-5-lobate, more or less white hirsute, flowers 1-2cm across, petals incised into 3-5 linear segments
Size20-50cm
Colorpale pink, white
Bloomspring, summer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationmesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site
alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 3-6 months, 16-18°C
division in early spring
SynonymsLithophragma anemonoides Greene
Lithophragma austromontanum A.Heller
Lithophragma micrantha Nutt.
Lithophragma parviflorum var. micranthum Torr. & A.Gray
Mitella parviflora (Hook.) D.Dietr.
Pleurodontia parviflora (Hook.) Raf.
Pleurodontia reniformis Raf.
Tellima parviflora Hook.
Territory7 Northern America
     71 Western Canada (ABT Alberta, BRC British Columbia)
     73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado, IDA Idaho, MNT Montana, ORE Oregon, WAS Washington, WYO Wyoming)
     74 North-Central U.S.A. (NEB Nebraska, SDA South Dakota)
     76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California, NEV Nevada, UTA Utah)
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