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Saxifraga pulvinaria Harry Sm. subsect. Porophyllum 
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FamilySAXIFRAGACEAE
Genus speciesSaxifraga pulvinaria Harry Sm. subsect. Porophyllum
BibliographyBull. Brit. Mus. (Nat. Hist.), Bot. 2: 105 (1958)
Native RangeCentral Asia to Himalaya and nw. Yunnan
Primary BiomeSubalpine
Habitatrocks
Altitude3800-5850m
Descriptionvery small rosettes, 3-5mm wide, leaves pale green, oblong to linear, with single pore at apex, flowers solitary, sessile, petals with yellow base, 4-5mm long
Size4-6cm
Colorwhite
Bloomspring
Ca-
Typesubshrub
Cultivationrock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes
alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer
Propagationseed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C
cuttings in late summer
SynonymsSaxifraga ciliata Walp.
Saxifraga imbricata Royle
Saxifraga imbricata var. rubescens Engl. & Irmsch.
Saxifraga pulvinaria var. rubescens (Engl. & Irmsch.) Wadhwa
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     32 Middle Asia (TZK Tadzhikistan)
     36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHT Tibet, CHX Xinjiang)
4 Asia-Tropical
     40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal, PAK Pakistan, WHM West Himalaya)
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