| Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
| Genus species | Saxifraga serpyllifolia Pursh sect. Ciliatae |
| Synonyms | Saxifraga bicolor Sternb. |
| Saxifraga fischerii Ser. | |
| Saxifraga pallasiana Sternb. | |
| Habitat | tundra |
| Altitude | arctic-subarctic |
| Description | leaves sessile, linear to spathulate, 2-9mm, carnose, entire, obtuse, not mucronate, glabrous, flowers solitary, sepals often purple, petals obovate, 4-8mm long |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | pale yellow, purple |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | rosette, carpet |
| Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous 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
Siberia (Krasnoyarsk , Yakutskiya ) Russian Far East (Kamchatka , Magadan ) Northern America Subarctic America (Aleutian Is. , Alaska , Nunavut , Northwest Territories , Yukon ) Western Canada (British Columbia) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | SAXIFRAGACEAE
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