Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
Genus species | Saxifraga limprichtii Engl. & Irmsch. sect. Ciliatae |
Bibliography | Notizbl. Königl. Bot. Gart. Berlin 6: 36 (1913) |
Native Range | n. China |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 1800-3300m |
Description | basal leaves in dense rosette, cuneate or spathulate, 4-5mm, entire, glabrous, stem leaves sessile, oblong, 5mm, minutely mucronate, entire, flowers solitary, ca. 1cm |
Size | 4-7cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | 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 |
Synonyms | Hirculus limprichtii Losinsk. Saxifraga unguiculata var. limprichtii (Engl. & Irmsch.) J.T.Pan ex S.Y.He |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHI Inner Mongolia, CHN China North-Central) |