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Micranthes lyallii (Engl.) Small sect. Calthophyllum 
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FamilySAXIFRAGACEAE
Genus speciesMicranthes lyallii (Engl.) Small sect. Calthophyllum
BibliographyN. Amer. Fl. [N.L.Britton & al., eds.] 22: 143 (1905)
Native RangeAlaska to nw. USA
Primary BiomeSubalpine
Habitatshady rocks
Altitude800-4000m
Descriptionleaves petiolate, spathulate to obovate, thin, serrate to dentate, sparsely glandular ciliate, adaxially glabrous, abaxially sparsely brown hirsute, flowers in lax thyrsus
Size15-30cm
Colorwhite
Bloomspring, early summer
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Typesubshrub
Cultivationshady, humous, rock crevices
alpine house, humous, gravelly soil, shade
Propagationseed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C
cuttings in late summer
SynonymsMicranthes lyallii ssp. hultenii (Calder & Saville) Elven & D.F.Murray
Saxifraga dahurica Lyall ex Engl.
Saxifraga davurica Torr. & A.Gray
Saxifraga lyallii Engl.
Saxifraga lyallii var. hultenii Calder & Saville
Saxifraga lyallii ssp. hultenii (Calder & Saville) Calde & Roy L.Taylor
Saxifraga lyallii var. laxa Engl.
Territory7 Northern America
     70 Subarctic America (ASK Alaska, NWT Northwest Territories, YUK Yukon)
     71 Western Canada (ABT Alberta, BRC British Columbia)
     73 Northwestern U.S.A. (IDA Idaho, MNT Montana, WAS Washington)
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