Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
Genus species | Saxifraga fragilis Schrank sect. Saxifraga |
Bibliography | Pl. Rar. Hort. Monac.: t. 92 (1821) |
Native Range | France to ne. Spain |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks and scree |
Altitude | 1300-1600m |
Description | glabrous, viscid, leaves coriaceous, cuneate-flabellate, segments 5-11, the middle entire or trifid, linear, flowers 10-15 in ovoid panicle, petals 6-8mm long, subimbricate |
Size | 20-25cm |
Color | white |
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 luteopurpurea Haw. Saxifraga corbariensis Timb.-Lagr. Saxifraga cuneata ssp. corbariensis (Timb.-Lagr.) Mateo & M.B.Crespo Saxifraga cuneata var. corbariensis (Timb.-Lagr.) O.Bolós & al. Saxifraga geranioides var. corbariensis (Timb.-Lagr.) Gaut. Saxifraga geranioides ssp. corbariensis (Timb.-Lagr.) Nyman Saxifraga geranioides var. obtusiloba Ser. Saxifraga paniculata var. angustisecta Pau Saxifraga paniculata f. corbariensis (Timb.-Lagr.) Luizet Saxifraga paniculata f. tremolsii (Pau ex Cadevall) Luizet Saxifraga tremolsii Pau ex Cadevall Saxifraga trifurcata var. angustisecta (Pau) Pau ex Rothm. Saxifraga trifurcata var. tremolsii (Pau ex Cadevall)) Pau ex Rothm. |
Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France, SPA Spain) |