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Saxifraga boussingaultii Brongn. sect. Saxifraga 
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FamilySAXIFRAGACEAE
Genus speciesSaxifraga boussingaultii Brongn. sect. Saxifraga
BibliographyAnn. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 2, 3: 49 (1835)
Native Rangew. Bolivia to Ecuador
Primary BiomeMontane Tropical
Habitatrocks
Altitude4500-5000m
Descriptionleaves 5mm long, sessile, densely imbricate, glabrous, linear-cuneate, trifid, lobes acute, flowers solitary, sessile, erect, acute, petals lanceolate, acute
Size1-3cm
Colorwhite
Bloomspring
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
Territory8 Southern America
     83 Western South America (BOL Bolivia, ECU Ecuador)
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