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Saxifraga granulifera Harry Sm. sect. Mesogyne 
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FamilySAXIFRAGACEAE
Genus speciesSaxifraga granulifera Harry Sm. sect. Mesogyne
BibliographyBull. Brit. Mus. (Nat. Hist.), Bot. 2: 259 (1960)
Native Rangesc. China to Himalaya
Primary BiomeSubalpine
Habitatgrassland and rocks
Altitude3100-4600m
Descriptionbasal leaves petiolate, reniform to suborbiculate, 7-9-lobate, lobes broadly ovate, glabrous, stem leaves similar, flowers 1-10 in corymb, petals 5-8mm long
Size10-25cm
Colorwhite, yellowish
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationrock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes
alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer
Propagationseed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C
division after flowering; cuttings in late summer
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHT Tibet)
4 Asia-Tropical
     40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal, WHM West Himalaya)
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