Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
Genus species | Saxifraga parva Hemsl. sect. Ciliatae |
Bibliography | J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 30: 112 (1894) |
Native Range | w. China to e. & c. Himalaya |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland and rocks |
Altitude | 4200-5000m |
Description | leaves petiolate, ovate to oblong, 4-5mm, glabrous, obtuse, stem leaves similar or more narrow, flowers solitary, pedicellate, sepals erect, petals elliptic to obovate, 2-6mm |
Size | 1-5cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | late summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
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 cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Saxifraga hirculus var. tafeliana Engl. & Irmsch. |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHQ Qinghai, CHT Tibet, CHX Xinjiang) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal) |