Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
Genus species | Saxifraga cervicornis Viv. sect. Saxifraga |
Bibliography | Fl. Cors. Prodr., App.: 2 (1825) |
Native Range | Corsica, Sardinia |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 600-2700m |
Description | basal leaves in dense rosette, flabellate, 1-2cm, hirsute, pinnate, segments narrowly linear, acute, stem leaves scaly, flowers in lax panicle, sepals lanceolate, petals 10-12mm |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | - |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Saxifraga pedemontana ssp. cervicornis (Viv.) Arcang. Saxifraga pedemontana cervicornis (Viv.) Farrer Saxifraga pedemontana var. incudinensis Briq. Saxifraga pedemontana incudinensis (Briq.) Farrer Saxifraga pedemontana pulvinaris (Briq.) Farrer Saxifraga pedemontana var. pulvinaris Briq. Saxifraga pedemontana var. subpedemontana Briq. |
Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (COR Corse, SAR Sardegna) |