Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
Genus species | Saxifraga glabricaulis Harry Sm. sect. Ciliatae |
Habitat | snow patches |
Altitude | 4000-4800m |
Description | leaves ovate-lanceolate, 4-6mm, adaxially hirsute, obtuse, stem leaves narrower, flowers solitary, sepals lanceolate, glabrous, petals elliptic to orbiculate, 8-10mm long |
Size | 2-4cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | rosette, tuft |
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
China (Tibet ) Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent (East Himalaya , Nepal) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | SAXIFRAGACEAE
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