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Saxifraga chrysospleniifolia Boiss. sect. Cotylea 
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FamilySAXIFRAGACEAE
Genus speciesSaxifraga chrysospleniifolia Boiss. sect. Cotylea
BibliographyDiagn. Pl. Orient. 3: 20 (1843)
Native RangeBalkan Peninsula to Aegean Islands
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatshady rocks and woods
Altitude0-900m
Descriptionleaves in lax rosette, reniform, crenate or dentate, ciliate 3-8cm wide, decurrent to dilated petiole, flowers numerous in narrow panicle, petals broadly elliptic, 6-11mm
Size15-60cm
Colorwhite
Bloomspring, early summer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationcold, shady site with a humous, moist soil
alpine house, moist, humous soil, shade
Propagationseed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C
division in spring; cuttings in late summer
SynonymsSaxifraga rhodopea Velen.
Saxifraga rotundifolia ssp. chrysospleniifolia (Boiss.) D.A.Webb
Saxifraga rotundifolia var. chrysospleniifolia (Boiss.) Podp.
Saxifraga rotundifolia var. persenkea Podp.
Territory1 Europe
     13 Southeastern Europe (ALB Albania, BUL Bulgaria, GRC Greece, KRI Kriti, YUG Yugoslavia)
3 Asia-Temperate
     34 Western Asia (EAI East Aegean Is.)
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