Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
Genus species | Lithophragma parviflorum (Hook.) Nutt. |
Bibliography | Fl. N. Amer. [J.Torrey & A.Gray] 1: 584 (1840) |
Native Range | w. Canada to w. & nc. USA |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland and thickets |
Altitude | 200-3100m |
Description | basal leaves orbiculate, 1-3cm wide, 3-5-lobate, more or less white hirsute, flowers 1-2cm across, petals incised into 3-5 linear segments |
Size | 20-50cm |
Color | pale pink, white |
Bloom | spring, summer |
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Type | perennial |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 3-6 months, 16-18°C division in early spring |
Synonyms | Lithophragma 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. |
Territory | 7 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) |