Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
Genus species | Saxifraga perpusilla Hook.f. & Thomson sect. Ciliatae |
Habitat | grassland and rocks |
Altitude | 3700-5800m |
Description | leaves imbricate, spathulate, 2-4mm, abaxially hirsute, flowers solitary on surface of cushion, sepals ovate, petals ovate to narrowly elliptic, 3-4mm long |
Size | 1-2cm |
Color | orange yellow |
Bloom | summer |
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 |
Asia-Temperate
China (China South-Central , Tibet ) Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent (East Himalaya , Nepal) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | SAXIFRAGACEAE
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