Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
Genus species | Saxifraga nevadensis Boiss. sect. Saxifraga |
Bibliography | Diagn. Pl. Orient., ser. 2, 2: 67 (1856) |
Native Range | s. Spain (Sierra Nevada) |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 2100-3400m |
Description | subglabrous or glandular hirsute, leaves cuneate, incised, segments 3-5, the middle linear-elliptic, obtuse, flowers 3-8 in panicle, petals 4-5mm long, imbricate, obovate |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | spring |
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 | Saxifraga mixta var. nevadensis (Boiss.) Engl. & Irmsch. Saxifraga nevadensis f. pulchella Luizet Saxifraga pubescens ssp. nevadensis (Boiss.) Engl. & Irmsch. |
Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (SPA Spain) |