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Saxifraga androsacea L. sect. Saxifraga 
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FamilySAXIFRAGACEAE
Genus speciesSaxifraga androsacea L. sect. Saxifraga
BibliographySp. Pl. 1: 399 (1753)
Native RangeEuropean Mountains to s. Siberia, ne Pakistan to w. Himalaya
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatgrassland and rocks
Altitude1500-3500m
Descriptionleaves 5-10mm, obovate, spathulate to oblanceolate, entire or at apex trilobate, sparsely glandular ciliate, flowers 1-3, calyx campanulate, petals 4-5mm long
Size5-10cm
Colorwhite
Bloomspring
Ca+
Typesubshrub
Cultivationmesic, slightly humous, sunny site
alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C
cuttings in late summer
SynonymsEvaiezoa androsacea (L.) Raf.
Saxifraga androsacea var. lanceolata (Haw.) Rouy & E.G.Camus
Saxifraga androsacea var. longifolia Gaudin
Saxifraga androsacea f. pyrenaica (Scop.) Bolzon
Saxifraga androsacea var. pyrenaica (Scop.) Nyman
Saxifraga androsacea var. subacaulis Rouy & E.G.Camus
Saxifraga androsacea var. tridentata Gaudin
Saxifraga androsacea f. tridentata (Gaudin) Engl. & Irmsch.
Saxifraga androsacea var. trifida Haw.
Saxifraga androsacea f. uniflora Wulfen
Saxifraga androsacea var. uniflora (Wulfen) Krylov
Saxifraga foliosa Orsini ex Ten.
Saxifraga lanceolata Haw.
Saxifraga multinervis Dulac
Saxifraga pyrenaica Scop.
Saxifraga tenera Sternb.
Territory1 Europe
     11 Middle Europe (AUT Austria, CZE Czechoslovakia, GER Germany, POL Poland, SWI Switzerland)
     12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France, SPA Spain)
     13 Southeastern Europe (ALB Albania, BUL Bulgaria, ITA Italy, ROM Romania, YUG Yugoslavia)
     14 Eastern Europe (UKR Ukraine)
3 Asia-Temperate
     30 Siberia (ALT Altay, BRY Buryatiya, IRK Irkutsk, KRA Krasnoyarsk, TVA Tuva)
4 Asia-Tropical
     40 Indian Subcontinent (PAK Pakistan, WHM West Himalaya)
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