Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
Genus species | Saxifraga latina (A.Terracc.) Hayek sect. Porphyrion |
Bibliography | Denkschr. Kaiserl. Akad. Wiss., Wien, Math. Naturwiss, Kl. 77: 678 (1905) |
Native Range | c. Italy |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocks |
Description | caespitose, leaves opposite, minute, flat, linear or narrowly spathulate, distinctly ciliate, on base arachnose, flowers large, solitary, terminal, pedicellate |
Size | 3-8cm |
Color | purple |
Bloom | 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 meridionalis var. latina A.Terracc. Saxifraga oppositifolia ssp. latina (A.Terracc.) Arrigoni |
Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (ITA Italy) |