Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
Genus species | Saxifraga elliotii Harry Sm. subsect. Porophyllum |
Bibliography | Bull. Brit. Mus. (Nat. Hist.), Bot. 2: 109 (1958) |
Native Range | se. Tibet |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 2800-3600m |
Description | leaves 4-9mm, obovate to spathulate-linear, shortly acute, coriaceous, in lower half ciliolate, flowers solitary, petals 5-9mm long, obovate |
Size | 1-5cm |
Color | bright 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 | Saxifraga buceras Harry Sm. |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHT Tibet) |