Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
Genus species | Saxifraga aretioides Lapeyr. subsect. Porophyllum |
Bibliography | Fig. Fl. Pyrénées: 28 (1801) |
Native Range | Pyrenees |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 1000-2300m |
Description | densely hirsute, leaves narrowly oblong, 5-7mm long, with short, weakly curvate, sharp apex, flowers 3-5, 10-16mm across, petals 5-7mm long |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | bright yellow |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | + |
Type | subshrub |
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 cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Chondrosea aretioides (Lapeyr.) Haw. Saxifraga burseriana Lapeyr. Saxifraga denticulata Dulac |
Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France, SPA Spain) |