Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
Genus species | Saxifragodes albowiana (Kurtz) D.M.Moore |
Bibliography | Bot. Not. 122: 324 (1969) |
Native Range | s. Argentina to s. Chile |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 0-1000m |
Description | bright green, not stoloniferous, leaves orbiculate-spathulate, entire, 4-7mm long, bracts rhombic-ovate, calyx lobes triangular, flowers solitary, minute |
Size | 3-6cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | spring |
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Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C division after flowering; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Saxifraga albowiana Kurtz Saxifragella albowiana (Kurtz) Engl. |
Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGS Argentina South, CLS Chile South) |