| Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
| Genus species | Saxifraga balfourii Engl. & Irmsch. sect. Ciliatae |
| Bibliography | Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 5: 141 (1912) |
| Native Range | sc. China (nw. Yunnan) |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland and rocks |
| Altitude | 2300-4600m |
| Description | lower stem leaves scaly-like, middle leaves elliptic, 7-30mm long, strigose, acute, flowers 1-5, sepals erect, petals elliptic to obovate, 6-8mm long |
| Size | 5-20cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | late summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| 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 |
| Synonyms | Hirculus balfourii Losinsk. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central) |