Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
Genus species | Saxifraga caveana W.W.Sm. sect. Ciliatae |
Bibliography | Rec. Bot. Surv. India 4: 193 (1911) |
Native Range | s. Tibet to e. & c. Himalaya |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland and rocks |
Altitude | 4500-4800m |
Description | basal leaves petiolate, oblong to ovate, 4-10mm, glabrous, flowers solitary, pedicellate, sepals patent, ovate or lanceolate, petals elliptic, 8-10mm long, truncate |
Size | 3-5cm |
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 |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal) |