Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
Genus species | Saxifraga tenella Wulfen sect. Saxifraga |
Bibliography | Collectanea [N.J.von Jacquin] 3: 144 (1791) |
Native Range | se. Alps |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 1000-2400m |
Description | glabrous, leaves finely acicular, 8-10mm long, ciliate, sessile, stems glabrous with few leaves, flowers in lax cluster, petals 3mm long |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | ind |
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 nitida (Schreb. ex Sternb.) Haw. Chondrosea tenella (Wulfen) Haw. Saxifraga arenarioides Brign. Saxifraga nitida Schreb. ex Sternb. |
Territory | 1 Europe 11 Middle Europe (AUT Austria) 13 Southeastern Europe (ITA Italy, YUG Yugoslavia) |