Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
Genus species | Saxifraga pratensis Engl. & Irmsch. sect. Ciliatae |
Synonyms | Hirculus pratensis (Engl. & Irmsch.) Losinsk. |
Saxifraga subrhombifolia Irmsch. | |
Habitat | grassland and rocks |
Altitude | 3800-4800m |
Description | basal leaves petiolate, ovate, 2cm, brown pilose and ciliate, stem leaves lanceolate to linear, cyme 2-7-flowered, ovate, reflexed, petals elliptic, 7-9mm long |
Size | 10-15cm |
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 (China South-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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