Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
Genus species | Saxifraga likiangensis Franch. subsect. Porophyllum |
Bibliography | J. Bot. (Morot) 10: 266 (1896) |
Native Range | China to e. Himalaya and n. Myanmar |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocks and scree |
Altitude | 2800-5600m |
Description | leaves 4-5mm, spathulate to linear, obtuse, flowers subsessile, inconspicuous, hidden in leaf rosette, sepals ovate, long glandular hirsute, petals 3-4mm long |
Size | 1-5cm |
Color | white, yellowish |
Bloom | spring |
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 | Chondrosea likiangensis (Franch.) Losinsk. Saxifraga calcicola J.Anthony Saxifraga mundula Harry Sm. |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHQ Qinghai, CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya) 41 Indo-China (MYA Myanmar) |