Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
Genus species | Saxifraga kotschyi Boiss. subsect. Porophyllum |
Bibliography | Diagn. Pl. Orient., ser. 2, 2: 65 (1856) |
Native Range | n. Iran to Turkey |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 1300-3600m |
Description | leaves densely imbricate, coriaceous, oblong-oval, acuminate, glaucous, glabrous, on margins cartilagineous, stem leaves spathulate, petiolate, inflorescence corymbose |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | spring |
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 | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, TUR Turkey) |