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Potentilla saxifraga Ardoino ex De Not.  
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FamilyROSACEAE
Genus speciesPotentilla saxifraga Ardoino ex De Not. 
BibliographyIndex Seminum (GE, Genuensis) 1848: 25 (1848]
Native Rangee. France to nw. Italy
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocks
Altitude500-900m
Descriptionleaves ternate or quinate, leaflets linear to obovate-lanceolate, tridentate at apex, margin revolute, coriaceous, silvery sericeous abaxially, flowers 5-12, petals 4-6mm long
Size5-10cm
Colorwhite
Bloomsummer
Ca+
Typeperennial
Cultivationsunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C
division in early spring; cuttings in late summer and fall
SynonymsFragariastrum saxifraga (Ardoino ex De Not.) Kechaykin & Shmakov
Territory1 Europe
     12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France)
     13 Southeastern Europe (ITA Italy)
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