Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
Genus species | Saxifraga tibetica Losinsk. sect. Ciliatae |
Bibliography | Izv. Glavn. Bot. Sada S.S.S.R. 27: 597 (1928) |
Native Range | w. China |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland and rocks |
Altitude | 4300-5600m |
Description | leaves long petiolate, elliptic to oblong, 8-10mm, glabrous, obtuse, stem leaves similar, flowers solitary, sepals reflexed, petals abaxially purple, ovate, 4-5mm long |
Size | 5-15cm |
Color | purple, 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 | Hirculus tibeticus Losinsk. |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHQ Qinghai, CHT Tibet, CHX Xinjiang) |