Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
Genus species | Saxifraga egregia Engl. sect. Ciliatae |
Bibliography | Bull. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint-Pétersbourg, sér. 3, 29: 113 (1883) |
Native Range | c. China to e. Tibet |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 2000-4600m |
Description | basal leaves petiolate, cordate to ovate, 1-3cm, brown villose, stem leaves sessile, more narrow, corymb 3-9-flowered, sepals reflexed, ovate, petals elliptic to ovate |
Size | 10-30cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous 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 | Hirculus egregius Losinsk. Saxifraga diversifolia var. soulieana Engl. & Irmsch. Saxifraga zogangensis T.C.Ku |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHN China North-Central, CHQ Qinghai, CHT Tibet) |