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Saxifraga perpusilla Hook.f. & Thomson sect. Ciliatae 
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FamilySAXIFRAGACEAE
Genus speciesSaxifraga perpusilla Hook.f. & Thomson sect. Ciliatae
BibliographyJ. Proc. Linn. Soc., Bot. 2: 72 (1857)
Native Rangesc. China to ne. Nepal
Primary BiomeSubalpine
Habitatgrassland and rocks
Altitude3700-5800m
Descriptionleaves imbricate, spathulate, 2-4mm, abaxially hirsute, flowers solitary on surface of cushion, sepals ovate, petals ovate to narrowly elliptic, 3-4mm long
Size1-2cm
Colororange yellow
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationrock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes
alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer
Propagationseed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C
division after flowering; cuttings in late summer
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHT Tibet)
4 Asia-Tropical
     40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal)
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