Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
Genus species | Saxifraga cuneifolia L. sect. Gymnoptera |
Bibliography | Syst. Nat., ed. 10. 2: 1026 (1759) |
Native Range | Pyrenees to e. Carpathians |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | shady rocks |
Altitude | 500-2300m |
Description | leaves carnose, spathulate, usually weakly dentate, dark green, glabrous, petiole wide and flat, ciliate, flowers 5-8mm, in few flowered raceme, calyx revolute |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | - |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | shady, humous, rock crevices alpine house, humous, gravelly soil, shade |
Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C division after flowering; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Hydatica cuneifolia (L.) Raf. Lobaria cuneifolia Haw. Robertsonia cuneifolia (L.) Haw. Saxifraga bucklandii Niven Saxifraga capillaris Günthart Saxifraga capillipes Rchb. ex Engl. Saxifraga cuneifolia var. capillipes Rchb. Saxifraga dahurica Schleich. ex Ser. Saxifraga excavata Kunze Saxifraga infundibulum Lange Saxifraga multicaulis Lange Saxifraga tazetta Engl. |
Territory | 1 Europe 11 Middle Europe (AUT Austria, SWI Switzerland) 12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France) 13 Southeastern Europe (ITA Italy, ROM Romania, YUG Yugoslavia) |