Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
Genus species | Saxifraga exarata Vill. sect. Saxifraga |
Bibliography | Prosp. Hist. Pl. Dauphiné: 47 (1779) |
Native Range | sw. & c. Alps to nc. Italy, n. Balkan Peninsula, Turkey to Caucasus to n. Iran |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland and rocks |
Description | leaves glandular, cuneate, sessile, 3-5-fid, segments linear or oblong, obtuse, stem leaves minute, 1-2, flowers 3-5 in lax corymb, petals oblong-ovate |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | pale yellow, white |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | - |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Evaiezoa exarata Raf. Saxifraga adenophora K.Koch Saxifraga citrina Hegetschw. Saxifraga clarionii Sternb. Saxifraga connectens Engl. & Irmsch. Saxifraga divaricata Ramond ex DC. Saxifraga exarata var. adenophora (K.Koch) Engl. & Irmsch. Saxifraga exarata var. maculata Gaudin Saxifraga exarata var. orientalis Engl. Saxifraga exarata var. tenerior Gaudin Saxifraga intermedia Gaudin Saxifraga mixta M.Bieb. Saxifraga muscoides M.Bieb. Saxifraga nervosa ssp. exarata (Vill.) Bonnier & Layens Saxifraga pseudohypnoides Murith Saxifraga pulchella D.Don Saxifraga verticillata Losinsk. |
Territory | 1 Europe 11 Middle Europe (AUT Austria, SWI Switzerland) 12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France) 13 Southeastern Europe (ALB Albania, BUL Bulgaria, GRC Greece, ITA Italy, YUG Yugoslavia) 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (NCS North Caucasus, TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, TUR Turkey) |