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Saxifraga sphaeradena Harry Sm. sect. Ciliatae 
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FamilySAXIFRAGACEAE
Genus speciesSaxifraga sphaeradena Harry Sm. sect. Ciliatae
BibliographyBull. Brit. Mus. (Nat. Hist.), Bot. 2: 235 (1960)
Native Ranges. Tibet to e. & c. Himalaya
Primary BiomeSubalpine
Habitatrocks
Altitude2300-5000m
Descriptionbasal leaves petiolate, cordate-ovate, 2-3cm, glabrous, acute, stem leaves subamplexicaule, cyme 2-5-flowered, sepals patent, ovate, petals orange variegate, 1cm long
Size10-17cm
Coloryellow
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typeperennial
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
division after flowering; cuttings in late summer
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     36 China (CHT Tibet)
4 Asia-Tropical
     40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal)
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