Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
Genus species | Saxifraga elliptica Engl. & Irmsch. sect. Ciliatae |
Bibliography | Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 48: 585 (1912) |
Native Range | s. Tibet to e. & ec. Himalaya |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 4000-4800m |
Description | basal leaves petiolate, elliptic to lanceolate, 5-9mm long, glabrous, stem leaves linear, flowers solitary, pedicellate, petals broadly obovate, 6-9mm long |
Size | 3-7cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Saxifraga diapensia var. glabrisepala J.T.Pan |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal) |