Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
Genus species | Saxifraga caucasica Sommier & Levier subsect. Porophyllum |
Synonyms | Saxifraga desoulavyi Oett. |
Saxifraga sosnowskyi Manden. | |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 1800-3600m |
Description | leaves dark green, acute, lanceolate, 7-9mm long, inflorescence spherical, flowers 5-7, petals 2.5-3mm long, hardly longer then sepals |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | early spring |
Ca | + |
Type | rosette, carpet |
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-Temperate
Caucasus (Transcaucasus) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | SAXIFRAGACEAE
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