Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
Genus species | Saxifraga punctulata Engl. sect. Ciliatae |
Bibliography | Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 48: 601 (1912) |
Native Range | s. Tibet to ec. & c. Himalaya |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocks and scree |
Altitude | 4600-5800m |
Description | leaves spathulate, 3-4mm, carnose, glabrous, ciliate, obtuse, stem leaves dark red glandular-hirsute, flowers 1-3, petals elliptic, 7-9mm, orange, red or purple variegate |
Size | 1-5cm |
Color | pale yellow, whitish |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
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 (CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal) |