Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
Genus species | Saxifraga aurantiaca Franch. sect. Ciliatae |
Synonyms | Saxifraga biflora T.C.Ku |
Saxifraga confertifolia Engl. & Irmsch. | |
Saxifraga gatogombensis Engl. | |
Habitat | grassland and rocks |
Altitude | 3000-4200m |
Description | leaves elliptic to spathulate-oblong, 3-6mm long, glabrous, setose-ciliate, mucronate, stem leaves linear, cyme 2-12-flowered, petals ovate, 3-6mm long, variegate |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | orange yellow |
Bloom | late summer |
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 |
Asia-Temperate
China (China South-Central , China North-Central , Tibet) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | SAXIFRAGACEAE
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