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Saxifraga dichotoma Willd. sect. Saxifraga 
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FamilySAXIFRAGACEAE
Genus speciesSaxifraga dichotoma Willd. sect. Saxifraga
BibliographyRevis. Saxifrag. [C.M.von Sternberg]: 51 (1810)
Native Rangene. Portugal to Spain, nw. Africa
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatgrassland
Altitude400-1600m
Descriptionbasal leaves reniform, pinnatilobate, lobes linear, obtuse, glandular, stem leaves sessile, deltate, pinnatipartite, flowers 3-8 in panicle, petals 4-9mm long, spathulate
Size10-25cm
Colorpinkish, white
Bloomspring
Ca-
Typeperennial
Cultivationmesic, slightly humous, sunny site
alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C
division after flowering; cuttings in late summer
SynonymsSaxifraga albarracinensis Pau
Saxifraga arundana Boiss.
Saxifraga arundana var. hispanica (Coss. ex Willk.) Nyman
Saxifraga arundana ssp. kunzeana (Willk.) Nyman
Saxifraga debeauxii Pomel
Saxifraga dichotoma ssp. albarracinensis (Pau) D.A.Webb
Saxifraga dichotoma var. eudichotoma Engl. & Irmsch.
Saxifraga dichotoma var. hervieri (Debeaux & E.Rev. ex Cout.) Engl. & Irmsch.
Saxifraga dichotoma var. procera Kunze
Saxifraga glaucescens var. discolor Debeaux
Saxifraga hervieri Debeaux & E.Rev. ex Cout.
Saxifraga hispanica Coss. ex Willk.
Saxifraga kunzeana Willk.
Saxifraga parisii Pomel
Saxifraga sabulicola Pomel
Territory1 Europe
     12 Southwestern Europe (POR Portugal, SPA Spain)
2 Africa
     20 Northern Africa (ALG Algeria, MOR Morocco, TUN Tunisia)
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