Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
Genus species | Saxifraga parnassifolia D.Don sect. Ciliatae |
Bibliography | Trans. Linn. Soc. London, Bot. 13: 405 (1822) |
Native Range | s. Tibet to Himalaya |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 1900-5000m |
Description | basal leaves petiolate, cordate-ovate, 2-4cm, crisped villose, acute, stem leaves ovate, inflorescence 2-3cm long, 6-11-flowered, petals obovate, 5-8mm long, obtuse |
Size | 10-25cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C division after flowering; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Saxifraga diversifolia var. parnassifolia (D.Don) Ser. Saxifraga parnassifolia var. obscuricallosa J.T.Pan |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal, WHM West Himalaya) |