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Saxifraga taygetea Boiss. & Heldr. sect. Cotylea 
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FamilySAXIFRAGACEAE
Genus speciesSaxifraga taygetea Boiss. & Heldr. sect. Cotylea
BibliographyDiagn. Pl. Orient. [P.E.Boissier] 10: 19 (1849)
Native Rangew. Balkan Peninsula to s. Greece
Primary BiomeSubalpine
Habitatrocks
Descriptionleaves sparsely hirsute, minute, the lower long petiolate, reniform, broadly 5-9-crenate, stem leaves 0-2, flowers in corymbose panicle, petals elliptic-lanceolate, obtuse
Size10-20cm
Colorwhite
Bloomspring
Ca+
Typeperennial
Cultivationrock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes
alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer
Propagationseed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C
division after flowering; cuttings in late summer
SynonymsSaxifraga taygetea ssp. chelmea Voliotis
Territory1 Europe
     13 Southeastern Europe (ALB Albania, GRC Greece, YUG Yugoslavia)
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