Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
Genus species | Saxifraga carpatica Sternb. sect. Mesogyne |
Bibliography | Revis. Saxifrag., Suppl. 2: 32 (1831) |
Native Range | e. Alps, Carpathians to n. Balkan Peninsula |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 1500-2000m |
Description | leaves petiolate, reniform- or cordate-orbiculate, palmatilobate, lobes 5-9, acute, calyx lobes obtuse, flowers 10-15mm across |
Size | 5-20cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
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Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C division after flowering; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Saxifraga carpathica Rchb. |
Territory | 1 Europe 11 Middle Europe (AUT Austria, CZE Czechoslovakia, POL Poland) 13 Southeastern Europe (BUL Bulgaria, ROM Romania, YUG Yugoslavia) 14 Eastern Europe (UKR Ukraine) |