Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
Genus species | Saxifraga chionophila Franch. subsect. Porophyllum |
Bibliography | J. Bot. (Morot) 10: 265 (1896) |
Native Range | sc. China to se. Tibet |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland and rocks |
Altitude | 2800-5000m |
Description | leaves 5-8mm, obovate, obtuse, rigid, margins subglabrous, stem leaves 3-5, spathulate, inflorescence cymose, 2-6-flowered, sepals hirsute, petals 2mm long, obovate |
Size | 3-7cm |
Color | greenish yellow |
Bloom | spring |
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 schneideri Engl. |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHT Tibet) |