Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
Genus species | Saxifraga debilis Engelm. ex A.Gray sect. Mesogyne |
Bibliography | Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 15: 62 (1864) |
Native Range | w. USA to New Mexico |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland and scree |
Altitude | 2500-4000m |
Description | stems glabrous, leaves suborbiculate or reniform, 6-17mm, thin, 5-lobate, long petiolate, upper leaves entire, sessile flowers solitary, sepals ovate, petals 3-7mm |
Size | 3-15cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | gravelly, humous, moist, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous, gravelly soil, semi-shade |
Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Saxifraga cernua var. debilis (Engelm. ex A.Gray) Engl. Saxifraga hyperborea ssp. debilis (Engelm. ex A.Gray) Á.Löve & al. Saxifraga rivularis S.Watson Saxifraga rivularis var. debilis (Engelm. ex A.Gray) Dorn |
Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado, MNT Montana, WYO Wyoming) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (UTA Utah) 77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico) |