Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
Genus species | Saxifraga cuneifolia L. sect. Gymnoptera |
Synonyms | Saxifraga excavata Kunze |
Saxifraga multicaulis Lange | |
Saxifraga tazetta Engl. | |
Habitat | shady rocks |
Altitude | 500-2300m |
Description | leaves carnose, spathulate, usually weakly dentate, dark green, glabrous, petiole wide and flat, ciliate, flowers 5-8mm, in few flowered raceme, calyx revolute |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | - |
Type | rosette, carpet |
Cultivation | shady, humous, rock crevices alpine house, humous, gravelly soil, shade |
Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C division after flowering; cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Europe
Middle Europe Southwestern Europe (France ) Southeastern Europe (Italy) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | SAXIFRAGACEAE
cuneifolia apennina (G.Bertol.) Arrigoni, Fl. Analitica Toscana 4: 60 (2018)
cuneifolia robusta D.A.Webb, Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 97: 355 (1988)
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