Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
Genus species | Saxifraga chumbiensis Engl. & Irmsch. sect. Ciliatae |
Bibliography | Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 48: 582 (1912) |
Native Range | s. Tibet to e. Himalaya |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 4600-5800m |
Description | basal leaves petiolate, elliptic to oblong, 5-12mm, pilose, acute, stem leaves similar, flowers solitary, pedicellate, sepals ovate, petals obovate, 6-8mm long |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | yellow |
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 |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya) |