| Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
| Genus species | Saxifraga afghanica Aitch. & Hemsl. subsect. Porophyllum |
| Bibliography | J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 18: 56 (1880) |
| Native Range | Afghanistan to s. Qinghai and Nepal |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Altitude | 2200-4800m |
| Description | leaves 4-7mm long, oblong-linear, glaucous, thick, at apex convex, flowers 2-4, petals ca. 5mm long |
| Size | 1-3cm |
| Color | pink |
| Bloom | spring |
| 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 |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan) 36 China (CHQ Qinghai, CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (NEP Nepal, PAK Pakistan, WHM West Himalaya) |