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Saxifraga scleropoda Sommier & Levier subsect. Porophyllum 
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FamilySAXIFRAGACEAE
Genus speciesSaxifraga scleropoda Sommier & Levier subsect. Porophyllum
BibliographyBull. Soc. Bot. Ital. 1893: 526 (1893)
Native RangeNorth Caucasus
Primary BiomeSubalpine
Habitatrocks
Altitude1500-3400m
Descriptionleaves long, acute, green, in youth erect, then curvate, flowers in small head, petals and sepals equally long, anthers distinct, yellow
Size5-10cm
Coloryellow
Bloomspring
Ca+
Typesubshrub
Cultivationrock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes
alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer
Propagationseed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C
cuttings in late summer
SynonymsSaxifraga abchasica Oett.
Saxifraga scleropoda var. sommieri Engl. & Irmsch.
Saxifraga sommieri (Engl. & Irmsch.) Sipliv.
Saxifraga unifoveolata Sipliv.
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     33 Caucasus (NCS North Caucasus)
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