Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
Genus species | Saxifraga subsessiliflora Engl. & Irmsch. subsect. Porophyllum |
Bibliography | Pflanzenr. [H.G.A.Engler,, ed.] IV. 117: 573 (1919) |
Native Range | sc. China to Xinjiang and e. & c. Himalaya |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland and rocks |
Altitude | 3900-4800m |
Description | leaves spathulate, 4-5mm, at apex with single Ca pore, denticulate-ciliolate, flowers subsessile, solitary, petals 3-5mm long, oblong-obovate, 3-veined |
Size | 2-4cm |
Color | white |
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 | Saxifraga lolaensis Harry Sm. Saxifraga matta-florida Harry Sm. |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHT Tibet, CHX Xinjiang) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal) |