Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
Genus species | Saxifraga nana Engl. subsect. Porophyllum |
Bibliography | Bull. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint-Pétersbourg, sér. 3. 29: 118 (1883) |
Native Range | sc. China |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 4200-4900m |
Description | leaves in four rows, 5-6mm long, obovate-oblong, obtuse, opposite, amplexicaule, flowers solitary, tetramerous, sepals obtuse, petals ca. 3mm long or sometimes absent |
Size | 1-2cm |
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 | Antiphylla nana (Engl.) Losinsk. Antiphylla octandra (Harry Sm.) Losinsk. Saxifraga octandra Harry Sm. Saxifraga qinghaiensis J.T.Pan |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central) |