Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
Genus species | Saxifraga glacialis Harry Sm. sect. Ciliatae |
Bibliography | Acta Horti Gothob. 1: 14 (1924) |
Native Range | sc. China to se. Qinghai |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland and rocks |
Altitude | 4100-5000m |
Description | basal leaves spathulate, 5-10mm, glabrous, obtuse, stem leaves narrow, 4-6mm, glabrous, flowers 1-6, pedicellate, sepals patent, ovate, petals sometimes abaxially purple |
Size | 2-7cm |
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 | Saxifraga glacialis var. rubra J.Anthony Saxifraga vilmoriniana var. yungningensis Hand.-Mazz. |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHQ Qinghai) |