Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
Genus species | Saxifraga praetermissa D.A.Webb sect. Saxifraga |
Bibliography | Feddes Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 68: 204 (1963) |
Native Range | Pyrenees to nw. Spain |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland and rocks |
Altitude | 1800-2900m |
Description | weakly hirsute, leaves oblong to orbiculate, to 1cm long, 3-5-lobate, flowers 1cm across, 1-3, petals 4-5mm long |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | + |
Type | subshrub |
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 cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Saxifraga ajugifolia var. aitonis Haw. Saxifraga ajugifolia var. fimbriata Ser. Saxifraga ajugifolia var. maubermeana (Luizet & Soulié) Engl. & Irmsch. Saxifraga ajugifolia var. minor Sternb. Saxifraga axillaris Dulac Saxifraga maubermeana Luizet & Souilé |
Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France, SPA Spain) |