Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
Genus species | Saxifraga latiflora Hook.f. & Thomson sect. Ciliatae |
Bibliography | J. Proc. Linn. Soc., Bot. 2: 71 (1857) |
Native Range | e. Himalaya to ne. Nepal |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 3800-4400m |
Description | stems basally glabrous, apically glandular pubescent, basal leaves petiolate, oblong-elliptic, glandular ciliate, flowers 1-3, large, sepals ovate, petals ovate-oblong |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | 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) |