Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
Genus species | Saxifraga caprariae Mannocci & al. sect. Saxifraga |
Bibliography | Phytotaxa 284: 122 (2016) |
Native Range | Italy |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | shady rocks |
Altitude | 250-350m |
Description | leaves in rosette, thick, carnose, orbiculate or reniform, 15-25mm, lobate, crenate, glandular-hirsute, flowers crowded in corymb, petals spathulate, ca. 1cm |
Size | 5-12cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | early spring |
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Type | tuberous perennial |
Cultivation | shady, humous, rock crevices alpine house, humous, gravelly soil, shade |
Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C division of tubers in late summer |
Synonyms | Saxifraga granulata var. brevicaulis Sommier |
Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (ITA Italy) |