Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
Genus species | Saxifraga spathularis Brot. sect. Gymnoptera |
Synonyms | Saxifraga hibernica Sternb. |
Saxifraga serra Hoffmanns. | |
Saxifraga serrata (Haw.) Otto | |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 20-2500m |
Description | petiole wide, flat, distinctly longer than ovate, spathulate or suborbiculate, 1-6cm long, coriaceous, glabrous, dentate blade, petals 4-5mm long |
Size | 10-40cm |
Color | white with carmine dots |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | - |
Type | rosette, carpet |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C division after flowering; cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Europe
Northern Europe (Ireland ) Southwestern Europe (Portugal , Spain) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | SAXIFRAGACEAE
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