Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
Genus species | Saxifraga serrula Harry Sm. sect. Ciliatae |
Bibliography | Bull. Brit. Mus. (Nat. Hist.), Bot. 2: 252 (1960) |
Native Range | e. Himalaya to e. Nepal |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 2900-3000m |
Description | stem leaves linear, patent, subcurvate, ca. 1cm long, mucronate, on margins glandular-hirsute, flowers pedicellate, solitary, petals 1-2mm, elliptic |
Size | 4-16cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory | 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal) |