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Plant Characteristics
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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Leptarrhena in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Leptarrhena (name refers to the slender or thin anthers). Saxifragaceae. One perennial caulescent herb, L. pyrolifolia, R. Br. (L. amplexifolia, R. Br. Saxifraga pyrolifolia, Don), from Kamtschatka and Alaska to Wash., sometimes mentioned in horticultural literature: caudices short and leafy, the leaves alternate, leathery and evergreen, toothed, narrow to base, the radical ones 1-4 in. long and obovate to oblong or spatulate, those on the fl.-stalks 1 or 2 and clasping: small, white, in bracted panicles, on scape-like sts. 8-16 in. high; sepals 5, erect; petals 5, narrow, persistent; stamens 10; ovary of 2 nearly distinct carpels, becoming follicles. Probably a good plant for wild-gardening where proper conditions can be found; recorded as growing "in high mountain marshes." ^CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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