Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
Genus species | Saxifraga coarctata W.W.Sm. sect. Saxifraga |
Synonyms | Muscaria humilis (Engl. & Irmsch.) Losinsk. |
Saxifraga humilis Engl. & Irmsch. | |
Habitat | grassland and rocks |
Altitude | 3800-4700m |
Description | leaves spathulate, 5-15mm, glabrous, acute, stem leaves glandular pilose, flowers 1-2, sepals erect, petals obovate to elliptic, 4-6mm long |
Size | 1-5cm |
Color | white |
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 (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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