Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
Genus species | Saxifraga squarrosa Sieber sect. Porphyrion |
Bibliography | Flora 4: 99 (1821) |
Native Range | se. Alps |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 1800-2700m |
Description | leaves minute, narrow, curvate only on apex, 3-4mm long, floral stems in lower half glandular hirsute, flowers 2-5, petals 4-6mm long |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | white |
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 | Saxifraga caesia Scop. Saxifraga caesia var. squarrosa (Sieber) Bolzon Saxifraga imbricata Bertol. |
Territory | 1 Europe 11 Middle Europe (AUT Austria) 13 Southeastern Europe (ITA Italy, YUG Yugoslavia) |