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Saxifraga cinerascens Engl. & Irmsch. sect. Ciliatae 
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FamilySAXIFRAGACEAE
Genus speciesSaxifraga cinerascens Engl. & Irmsch. sect. Ciliatae
BibliographyNotes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 5: 142 (1912)
Native Rangesc. China (nw. Yunnan)
Primary BiomeSubalpine
Habitatgrassland and rocks
Altitude2800-4400m
Descriptionbasal leaves grey, oblong to oblanceolate, 11mm, coriaceous and rigid, glabrous, setose, stem leaves smaller, flowers 1-4, pedicellate, sepals patent, petals obovate
Size5-10cm
Coloryellow
Bloomlate summer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationrock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes
alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer
Propagationseed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C
division after flowering; cuttings in late summer
SynonymsCiliaria cinerascens (Engl. & Irmsch.) Losinsk.
Saxifraga cinerascens f. major Engl. & Irmsch.
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     36 China (CHC China South-Central)
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