Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
Genus species | Saxifraga sherriffii Harry Sm. subsect. Porophyllum |
Bibliography | Bull. Brit. Mus. (Nat. Hist.), Bot. 2: 120 (1958) |
Native Range | e. Himalaya (Bhutan) |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 3500-4000m |
Description | small rosettes, leaves 4mm long, obtuse, ciliate, floral stem glandular hirsute, flowers 3-7, petals 11mm long |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | pale 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 | 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya) |