Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
Genus species | Saxifraga monantha Harry Sm. subsect. Porophyllum |
Bibliography | Bull. Brit. Mus. (Nat. Hist.), Bot. 2: 94 (1958) |
Native Range | c. China to s. Qinghai |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 3900-5000m |
Description | leaves 5mm, opposite, amplexicaule, obovate, obtuse, floral stems thin, stem leaves 2 pairs, flowers tetramerous, petals 7mm long, irregularly obovate |
Size | 2-7cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
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 |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHN China North-Central, CHQ Qinghai) |