Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
Genus species | Saxifraga aristulata Hook.f. & Thomson sect. Ciliatae |
Bibliography | J. Proc. Linn. Soc., Bot. 2: 68 (1857) |
Native Range | Tibet to Himalaya |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 3000-5600m |
Description | basal leaves ovate to linear, 4-8mm, glabrous, acute, stem leaves similar, flowers 1-2, pedicellate, sepals erect, elliptic, petals ovate to oblong, 4-6mm long |
Size | 2-9cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | - |
Type | subshrub |
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 cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Hirculus aristulatus Losinsk. Hirculus macrostigma Losinsk. Saxifraga macrostigma Franch. Saxifraga macrostigma var. georgeana Engl. & Irmsch. Saxifraga macrostigma var. gracillima Engl. & Irmsch. |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal, WHM West Himalaya) |