Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
Genus species | Saxifraga sessiliflora Harry Sm. sect. Ciliatae |
Bibliography | Bull. Brit. Mus. (Nat. Hist.), Bot. 2: 102 (1958) |
Native Range | s. Tibet |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 4200-5000m |
Description | leaves imbricate, narrowly obovate-spathulate, 4-6mm, glabrous, ciliate, acute, acerose, flowers solitary, sessile petals at base pink, broadly elliptic, 5-9mm long |
Size | 2-3cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C division after flowering; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Saxifraga gyacaensis J.T.Pan |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHT Tibet) |