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Saxifraga crustata Vest sect. Ligulatae 
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FamilySAXIFRAGACEAE
Genus speciesSaxifraga crustata Vest sect. Ligulatae
BibliographyBot. Zeitung [Regensburg] 3: 95 (1804)
Native Rangee. Alps to nw. Balkan Peninsula
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocks
Descriptionleaves lorate, acute, 15-60mm long, grey, incrusted, flowers 8-11mm across, in narrow, shortly ramose panicle, petals often red punctate
Size15-20cm
Colorwhite
Bloomspring
Ca+
Typesubshrub
Cultivationsunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C
cuttings in late summer
SynonymsSaxifraga cotyledon var. incrustata Vest
Saxifraga crustacea Hoppe
Saxifraga incrustata Farrer
Saxifraga kerneri Beck
Saxifraga longifolia var. minor Roth
Saxifraga vochinensis Farrer
Territory1 Europe
     11 Middle Europe (AUT Austria)
     13 Southeastern Europe (ITA Italy, YUG Yugoslavia)
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