Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
Genus species | Saxifraga cordigera Hook.f. & Thomson sect. Ciliatae |
Bibliography | J. Proc. Linn. Soc., Bot. 2: 68 (1857) |
Native Range | s. Tibet to e. & c. Himalaya |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | alluvial gravel |
Altitude | 4000-5300m |
Description | basal leaves petiolate, ovate, 3-5mm, brown villose, stem leaves sessile, ovate, ciliate, obtuse, flowers solitary, sepals erect, petals obovate, 10-12mm long |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | gravelly, humous, moist, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous, gravelly soil, semi-shade |
Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal) |