| Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
| Genus species | Saxifraga androsacea L. sect. Saxifraga |
| Synonyms | Saxifraga lanceolata Haw. |
| Saxifraga multinervis Dulac | |
| Saxifraga pyrenaica Scop. | |
| Habitat | snow patches |
| Altitude | 1500-3500m |
| Description | leaves 5-10mm, obovate, spathulate to oblanceolate, entire or at apex trilobate, sparsely glandular ciliate, flowers 1-3, calyx campanulate, petals 4-5mm long |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | + |
| Type | rosette, cushion |
| 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 |
| Territory |
Europe
Middle Europe (Austria , Czechoslovakia , Germany , Poland , Switzerland ) Southwestern Europe (France , Spain ) Southeastern Europe (Albania , Bulgaria , Italy , Romania , Yugoslavia ) Eastern Europe (Ukraine ) Asia-Temperate Siberia (Altay , Buryatiya , Irkutsk , Krasnoyarsk , Tuva ) Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent (Pakistan , West Himalaya) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | SAXIFRAGACEAE
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