Details of genus: Lithophragma [2494]
genus_ja:
genus_en: Wood land star
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Family: Saxifragaceae
family_ja: ユキノシタ
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distribution_en:
description_en: Genus of about 9 species of rosette-forming perennials from woodland in W. North America. They have fibrous rootstocks with basal bulbils, and kidney-shaped to rounded, palmately 3- to 5-lobed leaves, the lobes often toothed or further lobed. Simple or branched, upright stems bear racemes of small, campion-like, 5-petalled flowers in late spring. Grow in a peat bed, woodland garden, or rock garden.
hardiness_en: Fully hardy.
cultivation_en:
propagation_en: Sow seed in containers outdoors in autumn. Divide, or separate bulbils, in spring or autumn.
pests_en: New growth may be eaten by slugs in spring.
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Update Information: Created: 2010-06-04 18:58; Updated: 2020-07-05 11:41
family:
| System | Accepted? | Scientific name | Japanese name | Infra-familial classification | # species | |
| APG4 | Saxifragaceae | ユキノシタ科 | Show | |||
| PB2 | Saxifragaceae | ユキノシタ科 | Show | |||
| PB3 | Saxifragaceae | ユキノシタ科 | Show |