Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
Genus species | Saxifraga palpebrata Hook.f. & Thomson sect. Ciliatae |
Bibliography | J. Proc. Linn. Soc., Bot. 2: 67 (1857) |
Native Range | Himalaya |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocks and scree |
Altitude | 4000-4500m |
Description | basal leaves spathulate, obtuse, petiolate, ciliate, stem leaves oblong, sessile, amplexicaule, flowers solitary, sepals ovate, obtuse, ciliate, petals obovate, 5-veined |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | golden 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 |
Territory | 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal, WHM West Himalaya) |