Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
Genus species | Saxifraga luteoviridis Schott & Kotschy subsect. Porophyllum |
Bibliography | Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 9: 65 (1851) |
Native Range | e. & s. Carpathians to n. Greece and sw. & ne. Turkey |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 1500-2300m |
Description | lower leaves imbricate, spathulate-ligulate, acute, margins narrowly cartilagineous, ciliate, stem leaves spathulate, peduncles and calyx green, densely glandular, petals erect |
Size | 5-15cm |
Color | yellowish green |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Saxifraga chlorantha Schur Saxifraga corymbosa Boiss. Saxifraga luteopurpurea Sternb. Saxifraga tecta Kit. |
Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (BUL Bulgaria, GRC Greece, ROM Romania) 14 Eastern Europe (UKR Ukraine) 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (TUR Turkey) |