Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
Genus species | Saxifraga sanguinea Franch. sect. Ciliatae |
Bibliography | J. Bot. (Morot) 8: 295 (1894) |
Native Range | sc. China to s. Qinghai |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland and rocks |
Altitude | 3300-4500m |
Description | leaves spathulate, 5-13mm, carnose, glabrous, obtuse, stem leaves lanceolate, 4-11mm, purple glandular hirsute, cyme 3-23-flowered, petals lanceolate, purple punctate |
Size | 5-15cm |
Color | red, yellow |
Bloom | late summer |
Ca | + |
Type | perennial |
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 division after flowering; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Hirculus sanguineus Losinsk. |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHQ Qinghai, CHT Tibet) |