Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
Genus species | Saxifraga callosa Sm. sect. Ligulatae |
Bibliography | Coll. Dried Pl. [J.J. Dickson] 3: t. 63 (1791) |
Native Range | se. France to Italy, Sardinia, Sicilia |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks |
Description | rosette large, irregular, leaves long, linear or spathulate, acuminate, 25-90mm, flowers 11-16mm across, in lax panicle, petals at base often red variegate |
Size | 5-30cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | early summer |
Ca | + |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Evaiezoa callosa (Sm.) Raf. Saxifraga australis Moric. Saxifraga bellardi All. Saxifraga callosa ssp. australis (Moric.) Pignatti Saxifraga callosa var. australis (Moric.) D.A.Webb Saxifraga florulenta Schott & al. Saxifraga lantoscana Boiss. & Reut. Saxifraga lingulata Bellardi Saxifraga lingulata var. australis (Moric.) Engl. Saxifraga lingulata ssp. australis (Moric.) Pignatti Saxifraga lingulata var. lantoscana (Boiss. & Reut.) Engl. Saxifraga lingulata ssp. lantoscana (Boiss. & Reut.) Arcang. Saxifraga longifolia ssp. lantoscana (Boiss. & Reut.) Bonnier & Layens Saxifraga longifolia ssp. lingulata (Bellardi) Bonnier & Layens Saxifraga petraea var. bellardii (All.) Gaudin Saxifraga pyramidalis Ten. Saxifraga sednensis Clarion ex Sternb. Saxifraga thyrsoides Tausch Saxifraga tridactylites ssp. bellardii (All.) Arcang. |
Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France, SAR Sardegna) 13 Southeastern Europe (ITA Italy, SIC Sicilia) |