Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
Genus species | Saxifraga bicuspidata Hook.f. |
Bibliography | Fl. Antarct.: 281 (1846) |
Native Range | s. Argentina to s. Chile |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 500-1500m |
Description | leaves numerous, linear-spathulate, bicuspidate, flowers solitary, calyx lobes bicuspidate, petals absent |
Size | 1-3cm |
Color | |
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 |
Synonyms | Saxifraga bifida Hook. ex Engl. Saxifragella bicuspidata (Hook.) Engl. |
Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGS Argentina South, CLS Chile South) |