Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
Genus species | Saxifraga litangensis Engl. sect. Ciliatae |
Bibliography | Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 12: 396 (1922) |
Native Range | sc. China to s. Tibet |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland and rocks |
Altitude | 4000-5400m |
Description | basal leaves petiolate, oblong, brown glandular hirsute, stem leaves sessile, linear, 7-13mm, flowers 1-3, sepals ovate to elliptic, petals ovate to oblong, 6-7mm long |
Size | 4-8cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | late summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Hirculus litangensis Losinsk. Saxifraga litangensis f. minor Engl. |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHT Tibet) |