Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
Genus species | Telesonix jamesii (Torr.) Raf. |
Synonyms | Saxifraga jamesii Torr. |
Habitat | rocks and scree |
Altitude | 3000-5000m |
Description | leaves mainly basal, thinly petiolate, reniform, double crenate, 2-5cm wide, panicle 5-25-flowered, petals over 3mm long |
Size | 5-15cm |
Color | purplish red |
Bloom | early 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 cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Northern America
Northwestern U.S.A. (Colorado ) South-Central U.S.A. (New Mexico) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | SAXIFRAGACEAE
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