Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
Genus species | Saxifraga pentadactylis Lapeyr. sect. Saxifraga |
Synonyms | Saxifraga caespitosa Asso |
Saxifraga obtusifida D.Don | |
Saxifraga sudrei Rouy | |
Habitat | rocks and scree |
Altitude | 1500-3100m |
Description | leaves weakly glandular-viscid, 3-5-lobate, stems sparsely leafy, flowers 8-9mm across, in lax raceme |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | - |
Type | rosette, cushion |
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 |
Territory |
Europe
Southwestern Europe (France , Spain) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | SAXIFRAGACEAE
pentadactylis almanzorii P.Vargas, Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid 43(2): 457 (1987)
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