| Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
| Genus species | Saxifraga hemisphaerica Hook.f. & Thomson sect. Ciliatae |
| Bibliography | J. Proc. Linn. Soc., Bot. 2: 62 (1857) |
| Native Range | s. Qinghai to Himalaya |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Altitude | 4500-5300m |
| Description | leaves imbricate, spathulate, 4-6mm long, glabrous, ciliate, scapes hidden in cushion, flowers solitary, sepals erect, ovate, petals ovate to narrowly obovate, 3-4mm long |
| Size | 1-5cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C division after flowering; cuttings in late summer |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHQ Qinghai, CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal) |