Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
Genus species | Saxifraga mengtzeana Engl. & Irmsch. sect. Irregulares |
Bibliography | Notizbl. Königl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 6: 36 (1913) |
Native Range | s. China |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | thickets and woods |
Altitude | 1100-1900m |
Description | basal leaves petiolate, peltate or ovate, coriaceous, abaxially sparsely pilose and brown punctate, crenate, inflorescence paniculate, 16-18-flowered, sepals patent |
Size | 20-25cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | cold, shady site with a humous, moist soil alpine house, moist, humous soil, shade |
Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C division after flowering; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Diptera mengtzeana (Engl. & Irmsch.) Losinsk. Saxifraga aculeata Balf.f. Saxifraga aculeata ssp. kansuensis G.H.Wang & al. Saxifraga geifolia Balf.f. Saxifraga henryi Balf.f. Saxifraga lancangensis Y.Y.Qian Saxifraga mengtzeana var. cordatifolia Engl. & Irmsch. Saxifraga mengtzeana var. foliolata H.Chuang Saxifraga mengtzeana var. peltifolia Engl. & Irmsch. Saxifraga ovatocordata Hand.-Mazz. |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHS China Southeast) |