Family | ROSACEAE |
Genus species | Potentilla saxifraga Ardoino ex De Not. |
Bibliography | Index Seminum (GE, Genuensis) 1848: 25 (1848] |
Native Range | e. France to nw. Italy |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 500-900m |
Description | leaves ternate or quinate, leaflets linear to obovate-lanceolate, tridentate at apex, margin revolute, coriaceous, silvery sericeous abaxially, flowers 5-12, petals 4-6mm long |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | + |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C division in early spring; cuttings in late summer and fall |
Synonyms | Fragariastrum saxifraga (Ardoino ex De Not.) Kechaykin & Shmakov |
Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France) 13 Southeastern Europe (ITA Italy) |