Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
Genus species | Saxifraga pratensis Engl. & Irmsch. sect. Ciliatae |
Bibliography | Beibl. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 114: 42 (1914) |
Native Range | sc. China to s. Tibet |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland and rocks |
Altitude | 3800-4800m |
Description | basal leaves petiolate, ovate, 2cm, brown pilose and ciliate, stem leaves lanceolate to linear, cyme 2-7-flowered, ovate, reflexed, petals elliptic, 7-9mm long |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | 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 pratensis Losinsk. Saxifraga subrhombifolia Irmsch. |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHT Tibet) |