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Saxifraga media Gouan subsect. Porophyllum 
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FamilySAXIFRAGACEAE
Genus speciesSaxifraga media Gouan subsect. Porophyllum
BibliographyIll. Observ. Bot.: 27 (1773)
Native Rangec. & e. Pyrenees
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocks and scree
Altitude1200-2700m
Descriptiondwarf, blue-green, leaves in compact rosettes, 7-20mm, narrowly oblong, acute, at base pink, flowers 4-6mm in slender spike, petals short, calyx deep red
Size1-5cm
Colorpinkish purple
Bloomspring
Ca+
Typesubshrub
Cultivationsunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C
cuttings in late summer
SynonymsChondrosea calyciflora (Lapeyr.) Haw.
Saxifraga calyciflora Lapeyr.
Saxifraga diapensioides Lapeyr.
Saxifraga gouanii f. media (Gouan) A.Terracc.
Territory1 Europe
     12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France, SPA Spain)
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