Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
Genus species | Saxifraga consanguinea W.W.Sm. sect. Ciliatae |
Bibliography | Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 8: 132 (1913) |
Native Range | sc. China to s. Qinghai and Nepal |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland and rocks |
Altitude | 3000-5400m |
Description | stoloniferous, leaves elliptic to spathulate, 4-9mm long, glabrous, ciliate, mucronate, stem leaves oblong, 5-10mm, flowers 1-10, sepals erect, carnose, petals elliptic-ovate |
Size | 1-9cm |
Color | red, rose, yellow |
Bloom | late 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 |
Synonyms | Hirculus propagulifer Losinsk. Saxifraga muliensis Hand.-Mazz. Saxifraga propagulifera Harry Sm. |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHQ Qinghai, CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (NEP Nepal) |