Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
Genus species | Saxifraga contrarea Harry Sm. sect. Ciliatae |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 4200-4800m |
Description | leaves elliptic, ca. 2mm long, glabrous, obtuse, flowers solitary, subsessile, sepals patent, ovate, glabrous, petals narrowly ovate to elliptic, 2-4mm long, truncate |
Size | 1-5cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | rosette, tuft |
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 (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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