Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
Genus species | Saxifraga sedoides L. sect. Saxifraga |
Bibliography | Sp. Pl. 1: 404 (1753) |
Native Range | c. & e. Alps to n. Albania, c. Apennines |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland and rocks |
Altitude | 1500-4000m |
Description | leaves lanceolate or spathulate, 8-9mm, entire, flowers 1-3, 4-6mm across, sepals as long as petals |
Size | 1-5cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | spring |
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 trichodes Raf. Saxifraga aphylla Ten. Saxifraga hohenwartii f. tomentosa Zenari Saxifraga sedoides var. aphylla Sternb. Saxifraga sedoides var. brevipes Sternb. Saxifraga sedoides var. colorata Sternb. Saxifraga sedoides var. flava Ser. Saxifraga sedoides var. hohenwartiana Ser. Saxifraga sedoides ssp. tomentosa (Zenari) Poldini Saxifraga trichodes Scop. |
Territory | 1 Europe 11 Middle Europe (AUT Austria) 13 Southeastern Europe (ALB Albania, ITA Italy, YUG Yugoslavia) |