Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
Genus species | Saxifraga cinerascens Engl. & Irmsch. sect. Ciliatae |
Bibliography | Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 5: 142 (1912) |
Native Range | sc. China (nw. Yunnan) |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland and rocks |
Altitude | 2800-4400m |
Description | basal leaves grey, oblong to oblanceolate, 11mm, coriaceous and rigid, glabrous, setose, stem leaves smaller, flowers 1-4, pedicellate, sepals patent, petals obovate |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | late 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 | Ciliaria cinerascens (Engl. & Irmsch.) Losinsk. Saxifraga cinerascens f. major Engl. & Irmsch. |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central) |