Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
Genus species | Saxifraga muricola C.Marquand & Airy Shaw sect. Ciliatae |
Bibliography | J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 48: 180 (1929) |
Native Range | s. & e. Tibet |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 3000-4700m |
Description | basal leaves in rosette, spathulate, 8-14mm, adaxially glabrous, setose-ciliate, stem leaves oblong, brown hirsute, flowers in umbellate cyme, petals 6-9mm |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | pale yellow, white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
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 division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Saxifraga 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 |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHT Tibet) |