Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
Genus species | Saxifraga subspathulata Engl. & Irmsch. sect. Ciliatae |
Bibliography | Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 48: 584 (1912) |
Native Range | se. Tibet to e. Himalaya |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 3400-3500m |
Description | basal leaves petiolate, spathulate to lanceolate, ca. 3mm long, glabrous, obtuse, stem leaves sessile, linear, 2-4mm, flowers solitary, sepals patent, petals obovate, 3-4mm long |
Size | 4-7cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | late summer |
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 |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya) |