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Tanakaea radicans Franch. & Sav.  
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FamilySAXIFRAGACEAE
Genus speciesTanakaea radicans Franch. & Sav. 
BibliographyEnum. Pl. Jap. 1: 144 (1873)
Native Rangesc. China, c. & s. Japan
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatshady rocks
Descriptionrootstock with trailing shoots, leaves in tufts, carnose, ovate-lanceolate, acute, at base subcordate, dentate, bright green, flowers small in dense panicle
Size5-10cm
Colorcreamy
Bloomsummer
Ca-
Typeperennial
Cultivationshady, humous, rock crevices
alpine house, humous, gravelly soil, shade
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 3-6 months, 16-18°C
division in early spring
SynonymsTanakaea omeiensis Nakai
Tanakaea omeiensis var. nanchuanensis W.T.Wang
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     36 China (CHC China South-Central)
     38 Eastern Asia (JAP Japan)
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