Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
Genus species | Saxifraga granulifera Harry Sm. sect. Mesogyne |
Habitat | grassland and rocks |
Altitude | 3100-4600m |
Description | basal leaves petiolate, reniform to suborbiculate, 7-9-lobate, lobes broadly ovate, glabrous, stem leaves similar, flowers 1-10 in corymb, petals 5-8mm long |
Size | 10-25cm |
Color | white, yellowish |
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 (China South-Central , Tibet ) Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent (East Himalaya , Nepal , West Himalaya) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | SAXIFRAGACEAE
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