Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
Genus species | Saxifraga rosacea Moench sect. Saxifraga |
Bibliography | Methodus: 106 (1794) |
Native Range | nw. Europe to c. & s. Germany |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | variable, leaves 8-25mm, petiolate, cuneate, usually trilobate, densely hirsute to glabrous, flowers 2-5, petals 6-10mm long |
Size | 5-25cm |
Color | starry white |
Bloom | spring, early summer |
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 pedatifida (Ehrh. ex Sm.) Raf. Muscaria decipiens (Ehrh. ex Sternb.) Á.Löve Saxifraga bohemica Panz. ex W.D.J.Koch Saxifraga canescens Haw. Saxifraga cespitosa ssp. decipiens (Ehrh. ex Sternb.) Engl. & Irmsch. Saxifraga cespitosa var. palmata (Sm.) Hartm. Saxifraga cespitosa ssp. rosacea (Moench.) Thell. Saxifraga decipiens Ehrh. ex Sternb. Saxifraga decipiens f. hujus Engl. Saxifraga diversifolia Schleich. Saxifraga geranioides ssp. pedatifida (Ehrh. ex Sm.) Bonnier & Layens Saxifraga palmata Sm. Saxifraga pedatifida Ehrh. ex Sm. Saxifraga pedemontana ssp. pedatifida (Ehrh. ex Sm.) Jalas |
Territory | 1 Europe 10 Northern Europe (FOR Fřroyar, ICE Iceland, IRE Ireland) 11 Middle Europe (GER Germany) 12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France) |