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Saxifraga umbellulata Hook.f. & Thomson sect. Ciliatae 
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FamilySAXIFRAGACEAE
Genus speciesSaxifraga umbellulata Hook.f. & Thomson sect. Ciliatae
BibliographyJ. Proc. Linn. Soc., Bot. 2: 71 (1857)
Native Ranges. Tibet to e. & c. Himalaya
Primary BiomeSubalpine
Habitatrocks
Altitude3100-4400m
Descriptionleaves spathulate, 8-13mm, glabrous, obtuse, stem leaves oblong, 4-7mm, glandular hirsute, umbel 2-23 flowered, sometimes ramose, sepals erect, petals oblong, 6-9mm long
Size5-10cm
Coloryellow, white, pink
Bloomlate summer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationrock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes
alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer
Propagationseed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C
division after flowering; cuttings in late summer
SynonymsSaxifraga obovatipetala T.C.Ku
Saxifraga pasumensis C.Marquand & Airy Shaw
Saxifraga pasumensis f. gracilis C.Marquand & Airy Shaw
Saxifraga umbellulata var. pectinata (C.Marquand & Airy Shaw) J.T.Pan
Saxifraga umbellulata f. pectinata C.Marquand & Airy Shaw
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     36 China (CHT Tibet)
4 Asia-Tropical
     40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal)
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