Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
Genus species | Saxifraga subternata Harry Sm. subsect. Porophyllum |
Bibliography | Bull. Brit. Mus. (Nat. Hist.), Bot. 2: 97 (1958) |
Native Range | se. Tibet |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 3400-3500m |
Description | leaves 3-4mm, ovate to oblong, obtuse, opposite and alternate, flowers solitary, subsessile, sepals apically red, petals 6-7mm long, obovate |
Size | 1-2cm |
Color | white |
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 36 China (CHT Tibet) |