Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
Genus species | Saxifraga signatella C.Marquand sect. Ciliatae |
Bibliography | J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 48: 182 (1929) |
Native Range | s. Tibet |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland and rocks |
Altitude | 3900-5400m |
Description | leaves spathulate, 6-9mm, glabrous, mucronate, stem leaves lanceolate, 3-6mm, glandular hirsute, cyme 2-12-flowered, flowers pedicellate, petals oblong, 4-7mm, purple punctate |
Size | 3-8cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
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 division after flowering; cuttings in late summer |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHT Tibet) |