Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
Genus species | Saxifraga nanella Engl. & Irmsch. sect. Ciliatae |
Habitat | grassland and rocks |
Altitude | 3000-5800m |
Description | leaves oblong to ovate, 3-8mm, glabrous, glandular ciliate, flowers 1-5, sepals patent, ovate, petals elliptic to ovate, orange punctate, 4-5mm long |
Size | 1-4cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | late summer |
Ca | |
Type | rosette, cushion |
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 (China South-Central , Qinghai , Tibet , Xinjiang ) Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent (Nepal) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | SAXIFRAGACEAE
nanella glabrisepala J.T.Pan, Fl. Xizang. 2: 503 (1985)
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