Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
Genus species | Saxifraga microphylla Royle ex Hook.f. & Thomson sect. Ciliatae |
Bibliography | J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 2: 72 (1857) |
Native Range | Himalaya |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 3900-5600m |
Description | glabrous, leaves lax imbricate, linear-oblong, obtuse, carnose, floral stems glandular strigose, flowers solitary, sepals erect, glabrous, coriaceous, petals oblong |
Size | 2-3cm |
Color | greenish white |
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 |
Synonyms | Saxifraga microviridis H.Hara |
Territory | 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal, WHM West Himalaya) |