Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
Genus species | Saxifraga cacuminum Harry Sm. sect. Ciliatae |
Bibliography | Acta Horti Gothob. 1: 13 (1924) |
Native Range | sc. China (w. Sichuan) |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 4700-5200m |
Description | basal leaves crowded, petiolate, lanceolate to linear, 5-10mm, stem leaves more narrow, glandular hirsute, flowers solitary, sepals patent, triangular-ovate, petals oblong |
Size | 1-5cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Hirculus cacuminus Losinsk. |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central) |