Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
Genus species | Saxifraga cuneata Willd. sect. Saxifraga |
Bibliography | Sp. Pl., ed. 4. 2: 658 (1799) |
Native Range | w. Pyrenees to n. & nc. Spain |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | shady rocks |
Altitude | 600-1500m |
Description | leaves cuneate, thick, glandular, in fall green, 15-30mm long and wide, shallowly 3-5-lobate, flowers in lax head, petals 6-7mm long |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | + |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | shady, humous, rock crevices alpine house, humous, gravelly soil, shade |
Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Evaiezoa cuneata (Willd.) Raf. Lobaria cuneifolia Haw. Saxifraga cuneata var. valentina Losa & P.Monts. Saxifraga cuneifolia Cav. Saxifraga platyloba Mateo & M.B.Crespo |
Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France, SPA Spain) |