Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
Genus species | Saxifraga pilifera Hook.f. & Thomson sect. Ciliatae |
Bibliography | J. Proc. Linn. Soc., Bot. 2: 66 (1857) |
Native Range | e. Himalaya to ec. Nepal |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 4200-4800m |
Description | stems pubescent, leaves 1cm, spathulate-linear or oblong, espinulose, flowers 1-4 in corymb, sepals obtuse, erect, petals equally long |
Size | 3-10cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
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 division after flowering; cuttings in late summer |
Territory | 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal) |