Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
Genus species | Saxifraga heleonastes Harry Sm. sect. Ciliatae |
Bibliography | Acta Horti Gothob. 1: 5 (1924) |
Native Range | c. China to s. Tibet |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 3600-4800m |
Description | basal leaves long petiolate, oblong to lanceolate, glabrous, stem leaves linear, smaller, flowers 1-5, sepals erect to patent, petals ovate to oblong, 4-12mm long |
Size | 5-25cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | late summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C division after flowering; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Hirculus heleonastes Losinsk. |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHN China North-Central, CHT Tibet) |