Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
Genus species | Saxifraga rigoi Freyn ex Porta sect. Saxifraga |
Bibliography | Atti Accad. Agiati, ser. 2, 9(Extr.): 26 (1892) |
Native Range | se. Spain, n. Morocco |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 1000-2500m |
Description | leaves suborbiculate in outline, pinnatilobate, lobes 3-7, glandular hirsute, flowers 3-7, large, petals 4-5mm long and 2-3mm wide |
Size | 5-10cm |
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 | Saxifraga rigoi ssp. maroccana Luizet & Maire |
Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (SPA Spain) 2 Africa 20 Northern Africa (MOR Morocco) |