Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
Genus species | Saxifraga oreophila Franch. sect. Ciliatae |
Synonyms | Hirculus oreophilus (Franch.) Losinsk. |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 2600-3200m |
Description | lower leaves scaly-like, middle leaves axillary with bulbills, sessile, oblong, 5-15mm, glabrous, flowers 1-4, pedicellate, sepals erect, petals ovate or elliptic, 4-5mm |
Size | 7-12cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | late 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) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | SAXIFRAGACEAE
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