Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
Genus species | Saxifraga hypostoma Harry Sm. subsect. Porophyllum |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 4300-5200m |
Description | rich green to silvery, leaves 4mm, carnose, oblong-oval to broadly elliptic, acuminate, margins of leaves in upper half whitish and translucent, flower sessile in leaf rosette |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | - |
Type | rosette, cushion |
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 cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent (Nepal) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | SAXIFRAGACEAE
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