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Saxifraga moorcroftiana (Ser.) Wall. ex Sternb. sect. Ciliatae 
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FamilySAXIFRAGACEAE
Genus speciesSaxifraga moorcroftiana (Ser.) Wall. ex Sternb. sect. Ciliatae
BibliographyRevis. Saxifrag., Suppl. 2: 28 (1831)
Native Rangesc. China to n. Pakistan
Primary BiomeSubalpine
Habitatgrassland
Altitude2500-5000m
Descriptionstem leaves sessile, elliptic to oblong, 1-3cm, abaxially brown glandular pilose, semiaplexicaule, inflorescence corymbose, petals obovate, 8-10mm long, obtuse
Size20-50cm
Coloryellow
Bloomlate summer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationhumous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site
alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer
Propagationseed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C
division after flowering; cuttings in late summer
SynonymsHirculus moorcroftianus (Ser.) Losinsk.
Saxifraga diversifolia var. moorcroftiana Ser.
Saxifraga kuana Zhmylev
Saxifraga lysimachoides Klotzsch
Saxifraga nyanangensis J.T.Pan
Saxifraga reflexa T.C.Ku
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHT Tibet)
4 Asia-Tropical
     40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal, PAK Pakistan, WHM West Himalaya)
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