Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
Genus species | Saxifraga umbellulata Hook.f. & Thomson sect. Ciliatae |
Bibliography | J. Proc. Linn. Soc., Bot. 2: 71 (1857) |
Native Range | s. Tibet to e. & c. Himalaya |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 3100-4400m |
Description | leaves 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 |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | yellow, white, pink |
Bloom | late summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
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 division after flowering; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Saxifraga 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 |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal) |