Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
Genus species | Saxifraga pedemontana All. sect. Saxifraga |
Bibliography | Fl. Pedem. 2: 73 (1785) |
Native Range | sw. Alps |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks and scree |
Altitude | 1500-2800m |
Description | leaves subcarnose, 5-11-lobate, cuneate, tapered to wide petiole, long hirsute, flowers 18-26mm across in compact raceme |
Size | 3-15cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | - |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | gravelly, humous, moist, sunny site alpine house, moist, humous, gravelly soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Saxifraga allionii Baumg. Saxifraga candollei Salzm. ex Pouz. Saxifraga columnaris Steud. Saxifraga ladanifera Balb. ex Engl. Saxifraga pedemontana minor Farrer |
Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France) 13 Southeastern Europe (ITA Italy) |