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Saxifraga muricola C.Marquand & Airy Shaw sect. Ciliatae 
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FamilySAXIFRAGACEAE
Genus speciesSaxifraga muricola C.Marquand & Airy Shaw sect. Ciliatae
BibliographyJ. Linn. Soc., Bot. 48: 180 (1929)
Native Ranges. & e. Tibet
Primary BiomeSubalpine
Habitatrocks
Altitude3000-4700m
Descriptionbasal leaves in rosette, spathulate, 8-14mm, adaxially glabrous, setose-ciliate, stem leaves oblong, brown hirsute, flowers in umbellate cyme, petals 6-9mm
Size5-10cm
Colorpale yellow, white
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 in spring; cuttings in late summer
SynonymsSaxifraga lhasana Harry Sm.
Saxifraga lhasana var. decapitulata Harry Sm.
Saxifraga muricola var. brachypetala C.Marquand & Airy Shaw
Saxifraga muricola var. quinquenervis C.Marquand & Airy Shaw
Saxifraga umbellulata var. muricola (C.Marquand & Airy Shaw) J.T.Pan
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     36 China (CHT Tibet)
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