Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
Genus species | Saxifraga engleriana Harry Sm. sect. Ciliatae |
Bibliography | Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 20: 16 (1924) |
Native Range | s. Tibet to e. & c. Himalaya |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland and rocks |
Altitude | 4100-4900m |
Description | middle stem leaves crowded, elliptic, 2-5cm long, carnose, glabrous, setose-ciliate, obtuse, flowers solitary, petals broadly elliptic, 3-4mm long, obtuse |
Size | 1-5cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C division after flowering; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Saxifraga zangnanensis J.T.Pan |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal) |