Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
Genus species | Saxifraga alpigena Harry Sm. subsect. Porophyllum |
Bibliography | Bull. Brit. Mus. (Nat. Hist.), Bot. 2: 97 (1958) |
Native Range | nc. Nepal |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocks and scree |
Altitude | 3500-4200m |
Description | leaves ovate to obovate, 2-3mm long, with single terminal Ca pore, flowers solitary, petals 6mm long |
Size | 1-5cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | spring |
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 |
Territory | 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (NEP Nepal) |