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Saxifraga contrarea Harry Sm. sect. Ciliatae 
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FamilySAXIFRAGACEAE
Genus speciesSaxifraga contrarea Harry Sm. sect. Ciliatae
BibliographyBull. Brit. Mus. (Nat. Hist.), Bot. 2: 252 (1960)
Native Ranges. Tibet to ec. & c. Himalaya
Primary BiomeSubalpine
Habitatrocks
Altitude4200-4800m
Descriptionleaves elliptic, ca. 2mm long, glabrous, obtuse, flowers solitary, subsessile, sepals patent, ovate, glabrous, petals narrowly ovate to elliptic, 2-4mm long, truncate
Size1-5cm
Coloryellow
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typesubshrub
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
cuttings in late summer
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     36 China (CHT Tibet)
4 Asia-Tropical
     40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal)
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