| Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
| Genus species | Saxifraga caveana W.W.Sm. sect. Ciliatae |
| Habitat | grassland and rocks |
| Altitude | 4500-4800m |
| Description | basal leaves petiolate, oblong to ovate, 4-10mm, glabrous, flowers solitary, pedicellate, sepals patent, ovate or lanceolate, petals elliptic, 8-10mm long, truncate |
| Size | 3-5cm |
| 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 (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
caveana lanceolata J.T.Pan, Acta Phytotax. Sin. 28(5): 389 (1990)
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