Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
Genus species | Saxifraga pentadactylis Lapeyr. sect. Saxifraga |
Bibliography | Fig. Fl. Pyrénées: 64 (1801) |
Native Range | c. & e. Pyrenees |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks and scree |
Altitude | 1500-3100m |
Description | leaves weakly glandular-viscid, 3-5-lobate, stems sparsely leafy, flowers 8-9mm across, in lax raceme |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | 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 | Saxifraga caespitosa Asso Saxifraga ceratophylla Willd. ex Engl. Saxifraga groenlandica ssp. pentadactylis (Lapeyr.) Bonnier & Layens Saxifraga ladanifera var. minor Lapeyr. Saxifraga obtusifida D.Don Saxifraga pentadactylis var. capitellata Ser. Saxifraga pentadactylis f. congesta Luizet Saxifraga pentadactylis var. corymbosa Ser. Saxifraga pentadactylis var. lanceolata Luizet & Soulié Saxifraga pentadactylis f. laxa Luizet Saxifraga pentadactylis var. laxiflora Ser. Saxifraga pentadactylis f. luizetii Engl. & Irmsch. Saxifraga pentadactylis f. major Luizet Saxifraga pentadactylis f. multifida Luizet Saxifraga pentadactylis f. stenoloba Luizet & Neyraut Saxifraga pentadactylis f. trifida Luizet Saxifraga pentadactylis var. typica Engl. & Irmsch. Saxifraga sudrei Rouy |
Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France, SPA Spain) |