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Saxifraga unguiculata Engl. sect. Ciliatae 
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FamilySAXIFRAGACEAE
Genus speciesSaxifraga unguiculata Engl. sect. Ciliatae
SynonymsHirculus unguiculatus (Engl.) Losinsk.
 Hirculus vilmorianus (Engl. & Irmsch.) Losinsk.
 Saxifraga vilmoriana Engl. & Irmsch.
Habitatgrassland and rocks
Altitude1800-5600m
Descriptionleaves spathulate, 4-8mm, glabrous, mucronate, stem leaves oblong, 4-15mm, flowers 1-8, pedicellate, sepals erect, petals ovate to elliptic, 5-8mm long, orange punctate
Size3-14cm
Coloryellow
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typerosette, tuft
Cultivationrock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes
alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer
Propagationseed 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 , Inner Mongolia , China North-Central , Qinghai , Tibet)
BibliographyPlants of the World online powo.science.kew.org
International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org
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SAXIFRAGACEAE

Saxifraga unguiculata Engl., Bull. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint-Pétersbourg, sér. 3. 29: 115 (1883)

Synonyms:
Hirculus unguiculatus (Engl.) Losinsk.
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unguiculata typica ined.

Synonyms:
Hirculus vilmorinianus (Engl, & Irmsch.) Losinsk.
Saxifraga aurantiaca lanceolata T.C.Ku
Saxifraga vilmoriana Engl. & Irmsch.

c. & n. China, Tibet
36 CHC CHI CHN CHQ CHT

1800-5600m

unguiculata limprichtii (Engl. & Irmsch.) J.T.Pan ex S.Y.He, Fl. Hebeiensis 1: 581 (1986)

Basionym:
Saxifraga limprichtii Engl. & Irmsch., Notizbl. Königl. Bot. Gart. Berlin 6: 36 (1913)

Synonyms:
Hirculus limprichtii (Engl. & Irmsch.) Losinsk.

n. China
36 CHN CHI

1800-3300m

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