| Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
| Genus species | Saxifraga oppositifolia L. sect. Porphyrion |
| Synonyms | Saxifraga asiatica Hayek |
| Saxifraga caerulea Pers. | |
| Saxifraga duthiei Gand. | |
| Habitat | rocks and scree |
| Altitude | arctic-alpine |
| Description | leaves imbricate, opposite, oblong-obovate, ca. 6mm, entire, obtuse, glabrous, ciliate, flowers terminal, solitary, sepals ovate, obtuse, ciliate, petals obovate, 10-11mm |
| Size | 1-5cm |
| Color | pale pink, purple |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | ind |
| Type | carpet |
| 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 |
Circumpolar
Europe Northern Europe (Finland , Fřroyar , Great Britain , Iceland , Ireland , Norway , Svalbard , Sweden ) Middle Europe (Austria , Czechoslovakia , Germany , Poland , Switzerland ) Southwestern Europe (France , Spain ) Southeastern Europe (Albania , Bulgaria , Greece , Italy , Romania , Yugoslavia ) Eastern Europe (North European Russia ) Asia-Temperate Siberia (Altay , Buryatiya , Chita , Irkutsk , Krasnoyarsk , Tuva , West Siberia , Yakutskiya ) Russian Far East (Kamchatka , Khabarovsk , Magadan ) Middle Asia (Kazakhstan , Kirgizistan , Tadzhikistan ) Northern America Subarctic America (Aleutian Is. , Greenland , Nunavut , Northwest Territories , Yukon ) Western Canada (Alberta , British Columbia , Manitoba ) Eastern Canada (Labrador , Newfoundland , Nova Scotia , Ontario , Québec ) Northwestern U.S.A. (Colorado , Idaho , Montana , Oregon , Washington , Wyoming ) Northeastern U.S.A. (New York , Vermont) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
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| Comments | SAXIFRAGACEAE
oppositifolia ajanica (Sipliv.) Vorosh., Byull. Moskovsk. Obshch. Isp. Prir., Otd. Biol. 96(1): 133 (1991)
oppositifolia latina A.Terracc., Boll. Soc. Bot. Ital. 1892: 185 (1892)
oppositifolia paradoxa D.A.Webb, Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 95(4): 237 (1987)
oppositifolia smalliana Engl. & Irmsch., Pflanzenr. [Engler] IV. 117[69]: 624 (1919)
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