Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
Genus species | Saxifraga magellanica Poir. sect. Saxifraga |
Synonyms | Saxifraga andicola D.Don |
Saxifraga bonplandii D.Don | |
Saxifraga peruviana Sternb. | |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 0-5200m |
Description | variable, leaves often trifid, with wide petiole, flowers 1-3, petals 3-9mm long |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | rosette, carpet |
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 |
Southern America
Western South America (Bolivia , Ecuador , Peru ) Southern South America (Argentina Northeast , Argentina South , Argentina Northwest , Chile Central , Chile South ) Antarctic Subantarctic Islands (Falkland Is.) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | SAXIFRAGACEAE
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