Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
Genus species | Saxifraga chumbiensis Engl. & Irmsch. sect. Ciliatae |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 4600-5800m |
Description | basal leaves petiolate, elliptic to oblong, 5-12mm, pilose, acute, stem leaves similar, flowers solitary, pedicellate, sepals ovate, petals obovate, 6-8mm long |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | 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 (Tibet ) Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent (East Himalaya) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | SAXIFRAGACEAE
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