Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
Genus species | Saxifraga aspera L. sect. Trachyphyllum |
Bibliography | Sp. Pl. 1: 402 (1753) |
Native Range | Alps to nw. Italy, e. Pyrenees |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks and scree |
Altitude | 1200-2400m |
Description | leaves oblong-lanceolate, acute, 1cm long, margins setose-ciliate, flowers 2-5, 10-16mm across, often red punctate, in lax raceme |
Size | 5-15cm |
Color | white, yellowish |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | - |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Ciliaria aspera (L.) Haw. Saxifraga aspera ssp. elongata Gaudin Saxifraga aspera ssp. etrusca (Pignatti) Foggi & P.Romagnoli Saxifraga aspera ssp. euaspera Engl. & Irmsch. Saxifraga aspera var. genuina Gren. Saxifraga aspera var. intermedia Gaudin Saxifraga etrusca Pignatti Saxifraga hugueninii Brügger Saxifraga intermedia Hegetschw. Saxifraga orfilae Chatin ex Rouy & E.G.Camus |
Territory | 1 Europe 11 Middle Europe (AUT Austria, SWI Switzerland) 12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France, SPA Spain) 13 Southeastern Europe (ITA Italy) |