Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
Genus species | Saxifraga andersonii Engl. subsect. Porophyllum |
Habitat | grassland and rocks |
Altitude | 3500-5500m |
Description | leaves crowded, obovate, convex, grey-green, with 3-7 Ca pores at apex, scape 25-35mm long, flowers 1-5 in cyme, petals 4-7mm long |
Size | 3-10cm |
Color | pink, white |
Bloom | late spring |
Ca | ind |
Type | rosette, cushion |
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
China (Tibet ) Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent (East Himalaya , Nepal) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | SAXIFRAGACEAE
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