Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
Genus species | Saxifraga saginoides Hook.f. & Thomson sect. Ciliatae |
Bibliography | J. Proc. Linn. Soc., Bot. 2: 68 (1857) |
Native Range | s. Tibet to Himalaya |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland and rocks |
Altitude | 4000-5500m |
Description | basal leaves petiolate, oblong, 3-4mm, glabrous, obtuse, stem leaves glabrous, thick, 5-7mm long, flowers solitary, sepals erect, ovate, petals narrowly ovate, 2-3mm |
Size | 1-2cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | 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 |
Synonyms | Hirculus saginoides (Hook.f. & Thomson) Losinsk. Saxifraga deminuta Harry Sm. Saxifraga matt-viridish Harry Sm. Saxifraga saginoides var. parvipetala Engl. & Irmsch. |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal, WHM West Himalaya) |