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Saxifraga hypostoma Harry Sm. subsect. Porophyllum 
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FamilySAXIFRAGACEAE
Genus speciesSaxifraga hypostoma Harry Sm. subsect. Porophyllum
BibliographyBull. Brit. Mus. (Nat. Hist.), Bot. 2: 103 (1958)
Native RangeNepal
Primary BiomeSubalpine
Habitatrocky slopes
Altitude4300-5200m
Descriptionrich green to silvery, leaves 4mm, carnose, oblong-oval to broadly elliptic, acuminate, margins of leaves in upper half whitish and translucent, flower sessile in leaf rosette
Size5-10cm
Colorwhite
Bloomspring
Ca-
Typesubshrub
Cultivationrock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes
alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer
Propagationseed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C
cuttings in late summer
Territory4 Asia-Tropical
     40 Indian Subcontinent (NEP Nepal)
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