Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
Genus species | Saxifraga hirculoides Decne. sect. Ciliatae |
Bibliography | Voy. Inde [V.Jacquemont] 4: 67 (1841) |
Native Range | Himalaya to Mongolia |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 4000-5600m |
Description | basal leaves petiolate, ovate to narrowly elliptic, 7-9mm, margins brown villose, stem leaves oblong, sessile, 5-8mm, flowers solitary, petals elliptic to ovate, 3-6mm, obtuse |
Size | 5-15cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | late summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C division after flowering; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Saxifraga hirculus var. hirculoides (Decne.) C.B.Clarke Saxifraga tanggulaensis J.T.Pan |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHQ Qinghai, CHT Tibet) 37 Mongolia 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (NEP Nepal, WHM West Himalaya) |