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Saxifraga vacillans Harry Sm. subsect. Porophyllum 
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FamilySAXIFRAGACEAE
Genus speciesSaxifraga vacillans Harry Sm. subsect. Porophyllum
BibliographyBull. Brit. Mus. (Nat. Hist.), Bot. 2: 98 (1958)
Native Rangee. Himalaya (Bhutan)
Primary BiomeSubalpine
Habitatrocks
Altitude4000-4500m
Descriptionleaves 3-5mm, linear, obtuse, opposite, floral stem often in upper part leafless, sepals glabrous, flowers 1-2, petals 5-6mm long, obovate
Size1-5cm
Colorwhite
Bloomspring
Ca
Typesubshrub
Cultivationrock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes
alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer
Propagationseed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C
cuttings in late summer
Territory4 Asia-Tropical
     40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya)
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