Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
Genus species | Saxifraga caspica Sipliv. subsect. Porophyllum |
Bibliography | Phytologia 51: 193 (1982) |
Native Range | e. North Caucasus |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 2000-3600m |
Description | leaves 4-7mm, obovate to broadly ovate, mucronate, in lower part minutely denticulate, dully green, inflorescence spherically racemose, 6-8-flowered, sepals ovate |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | spring |
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Type | subshrub |
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 cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Saxifraga laevis Oett. Saxifraga mandenovae Soják Saxifraga meyeri Manden. |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (NCS North Caucasus) |