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Saxifraga scardica Griseb. subsect. Porophyllum 
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FamilySAXIFRAGACEAE
Genus speciesSaxifraga scardica Griseb. subsect. Porophyllum
BibliographySpic. Fl. Rumel. 1: 332 (1843)
Native RangeBalkan Peninsula
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocks
Altitude1800-2300m
Descriptionleaves imbricate, rigid, glaucous, glabrous, lanceolate, acute, adaxially convex, abaxially carinate, entire, flowers few in erect corymb, petals obovate
Size5-10cm
Colorpinkish, white
Bloomspring
Ca+
Typesubshrub
Cultivationsunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C
cuttings in late summer
SynonymsSaxifraga obtusa (Sprague) Horný & Webr
Saxifraga sartori Heldr. ex Boiss.
Saxifraga sartori var. erythrantha Halácsy
Saxifraga scardica var. obtusa Sprague
Territory1 Europe
     13 Southeastern Europe (GRC Greece, YUG Yugoslavia)
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