| Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
| Genus species | Saxifraga lychnitis Hook.f. & Thomson sect. Ciliatae |
| Bibliography | J. Proc. Linn. Soc., Bot. 2: 68 (1857) |
| Native Range | sc. China to e. Qinghai and Himalaya |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 4300-5500m |
| Description | leaves in rosette, spathulate, 11-15mm, glandular villose, obtuse, stem leaves oblong, flowers 1-2, pendent, sepals erect, purple hirsute, petals oblong, 8-10mm, emarginate |
| Size | 5-15cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | late 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 | Hirculus lychnitis Losinsk. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHQ Qinghai, CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal, WHM West Himalaya) |