Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
Genus species | Saxifraga viscidula Hook.f. & Thomson sect. Ciliatae |
Bibliography | J. Proc. Linn. Soc., Bot. 2: 69 (1857) |
Native Range | Tibet to e. & c. Himalaya |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 3900-4500m |
Description | glandular pubescent, basal leaves spathulate-lanceolate, imbricate, 15mm long, oblong, acute, flowers solitary, calyx glandular, petals spathulate-oblong, 15mm long |
Size | 9-12cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
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 cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Hirculus pseudohirculus Losinsk. |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal) |