Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
Genus species | Saxifraga lepida Harry Sm. sect. Ciliatae |
Bibliography | Bull. Brit. Mus. (Nat. Hist.), Bot. 2: 239 (1960) |
Native Range | s. Tibet to e. & c. Himalaya |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 3200-4000m |
Description | stems subglabrous, leaves 1-2cm, lanceolate-linear, tapered to petiole, glabrous, ciliate, upper leaves narrowly linear, flowers solitary, sepals elliptic, petals orbiculate, 6mm |
Size | 5-8cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Saxifraga lepidostolonosa Harry Sm. |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal) |