Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
Genus species | Saxifraga androsacea L. sect. Saxifraga |
Bibliography | Sp. Pl. 1: 399 (1753) |
Native Range | European Mountains to s. Siberia, ne Pakistan to w. Himalaya |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland and rocks |
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 | subshrub |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Evaiezoa 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. |
Territory | 1 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) |