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Saxifraga hookeri Engl. & Irmsch. sect. Ciliatae 
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FamilySAXIFRAGACEAE
Genus speciesSaxifraga hookeri Engl. & Irmsch. sect. Ciliatae
BibliographyBot. Jahrb. Syst. 48: 582 (1912)
Native Rangee. Tibet to e. & c. Himalaya
Primary BiomeSubalpine
Habitatshady rocks
Altitude3300-4200m
Descriptionbasal leaves petiolate, brown villose, 19-21mm long, ovate, acute, stem leaves ovate, corymb 3-6-flowered, sepals erect, ovate, petals oblong to broadly elliptic, 5-8mm long
Size10-20cm
Coloryellow
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationshady, humous, rock crevices
alpine house, humous, gravelly soil, shade
Propagationseed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C
division after flowering; cuttings in late summer
SynonymsSaxifraga corymbosa Hook.f. & Thomson
Saxifraga hookeri var. aequifolia C.Marquand & Airy Shaw
Saxifraga parnassifolia Wall.
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     36 China (CHT Tibet)
4 Asia-Tropical
     40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal)
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