| Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
| Genus species | Saxifraga tangutica Engl. sect. Ciliatae |
| Synonyms | Hirculus tanguticus (Engl.) Losinsk. |
| Saxifraga flagrans Harry Sm. | |
| Saxifraga lamashanensis K.S.Hao | |
| Habitat | grassland and rocks |
| Altitude | 2900-5600m |
| Description | leaves petiolate, ovate to oblong, 6-33mm, glabrous, margins brown villose, stem leaves similar, corymb 8-24-flowered, sepals erect, petals ovate to elliptic, 3-5mm long |
| Size | 5-25cm |
| Color | yellow, yellowish purple |
| Bloom | late 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 , China North-Central , Qinghai , Tibet ) Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent (East Himalaya , Nepal , West Himalaya) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | SAXIFRAGACEAE
tangutica platyphylla (Harry Sm.) J.T.Pan, Acta Phytotax. Sin. 29(1): 18 (1991)
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