Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
Genus species | Saxifraga montanella Harry Sm. sect. Ciliatae |
Bibliography | Bull. Brit. Mus. (Nat. Hist.), Bot. 2: 238 (1960) |
Native Range | China to e. & c. Himalaya |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 3300-5200m |
Description | leaves petiolate, ovate to lanceolate, 5-12mm, glabrous, acute, stem leaves sessile, oblong, 9-11mm, flowers solitary, sepals patent, ovate, petals ovate, 8-13mm long |
Size | 3-8cm |
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 | Saxifraga latipetala T.C.Ku Saxifraga latipetala var. speciosa (J.Anthony) T.C.Ku Saxifraga montana var. speciosa J.Anthony |
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) |