Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
Genus species | Saxifraga ampullacea Ten. sect. Saxifraga |
Bibliography | Fl. Neapol. Prodr. App. 4: 21 (1823) |
Native Range | se. Alps, Apennines |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks |
Description | leaves alternate, spiral, oblanceolate-spathulate, entire, on apex truncate, cartilagineous mucronate, flowers few in lax cyme |
Size | 5-8cm |
Color | white, reddish |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Muscaria atropurpurea (Wulfen ex Sternb.) Haw. Saxifraga atropurpurea Wulfen ex Sternb. Saxifraga exarata ssp. ampullacea (Ten.) D.A.Webb |
Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (ITA Italy, YUG Yugoslavia) |