Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
Genus species | Saxifraga hypnoides L. sect. Saxifraga |
Synonyms | Saxifraga affinis D.Don |
Saxifraga densa Haw. | |
Saxifraga gmelinii Host | |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | stems long, stem leaves remote, entire or trilobate, flowers 3-7, stellate, in bud pendent, petals 7-10mm long |
Size | 5-20cm |
Color | starry white |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | rosette, carpet |
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 |
Territory |
Europe
Northern Europe (Fřroyar , Great Britain , Iceland , Ireland , Norway ) Middle Europe (Belgium ) Southwestern Europe (France) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | SAXIFRAGACEAE
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