Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
Genus species | Micranthes melanocentra (Franch.) Losinsk. sect. Calthophyllum |
Synonyms | Saxifraga melanocentra Franch. |
Saxifraga pseudopallida Engl. & Irmsch. | |
Saxifraga sulphurascens Hand.-Mazz. | |
Habitat | grassland and rocks |
Altitude | 3000-5300m |
Description | stems glandular villose, leaves ovate to oblong, 1-4cm, pilose, crenate-serrate, glandular ciliate, corymb 2-17-flowered, petals ovate to elliptic, 3-6mm, obtuse |
Size | 4-22cm |
Color | purple, red, white |
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 , China North-Central , Qinghai , Tibet ) Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent (East Himalaya , Nepal , Pakistan , West Himalaya) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
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