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Saxifraga bracteata D.Don sect. Mesogyne 
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FamilySAXIFRAGACEAE
Genus speciesSaxifraga bracteata D.Don sect. Mesogyne
BibliographyTrans. Linn. Soc. London 13: 367 (1822)
Native RangeRussian Far East to n. Japan, Aleutian Islands to Alaska
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocky slopes
Altitude0-500m
Descriptionsparsely pubescent, leaves reniform or orbiculate, 1-3cm wide, 5-7-lobate, lobes ovate, flowers in compact, bracteate cyme, sepals broadly ovate, petals oval, 5-6mm
Size5-20cm
Colorwhite
Bloomlate spring, 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 fauriei H.Boissieu
Saxifraga laurentiana Ser.
Saxifraga rivularis var. laurentiana (Ser.) Engl.
Saxifraga vaginata C.Presl ex Sternb.
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     31 Russian Far East (KAM Kamchatka, KUR Kuril Is., MAG Magadan, SAK Sakhalin)
     38 Eastern Asia (JAP Japan)
7 Northern America
     70 Subarctic America (ALU Aleutian Is., ASK Alaska)
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