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Saxifraga caucasica Sommier & Levier subsect. Porophyllum 
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FamilySAXIFRAGACEAE
Genus speciesSaxifraga caucasica Sommier & Levier subsect. Porophyllum
SynonymsSaxifraga desoulavyi Oett.
 Saxifraga sosnowskyi Manden.
Habitatrocks
Altitude1800-3600m
Descriptionleaves dark green, acute, lanceolate, 7-9mm long, inflorescence spherical, flowers 5-7, petals 2.5-3mm long, hardly longer then sepals
Size5-10cm
Coloryellow
Bloomearly spring
Ca+
Typerosette, carpet
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
cuttings in late summer
Territory Asia-Temperate
     Caucasus (Transcaucasus)
BibliographyPlants of the World online powo.science.kew.org
International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org
Comments

SAXIFRAGACEAE

Saxifraga caucasica Sommier & Levier, Bull. Soc. Bot. Ital. 1893: 525 (1893)

Synonyms:
Saxifraga desoulavyi Oett.
Saxifraga sosnowskyi Manden.

Transcaucasus
33 TCS

1800-3600m

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