Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
Genus species | Saxifraga tentaculata C.E.C.Fisch. sect. Ciliatae |
Bibliography | Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1940: 295 (1941) |
Native Range | s. Tibet to e. & c. Himalaya |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 4000-4600m |
Description | stoloniferous, leaves oblong to elliptic, glabrous, 4-8mm, flowers 1-2, pedicellate, sepals elliptic, purple glandular hirsute, petals broadly obovate, 3-4mm long |
Size | 3-6cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
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 division after flowering; cuttings in late summer |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal) |