Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
Genus species | Saxifraga mucronulata Royle sect. Ciliatae |
Bibliography | Ill. Bot. Himal. Mts.: 271 (1835) |
Native Range | sc. China to Himalaya |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland and rocks |
Altitude | 2800-5400m |
Description | stoloniferous, basal leaves spathulate to linear, 8-10mm, carnose, glabrous, long setose-ciliate, mucronate, stem leaves linear, flowers 1-5, petals elliptic, 4-5mm, obtuse |
Size | 2-4cm |
Color | yellow |
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 after flowering; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Saxifraga flagellarioides Engl. Saxifraga flagellaris ssp. megistantha Hand.-Mazz. Saxifraga flagellaris ssp. mucronulata (Royle) Engl. & Irmsch. Saxifraga flagellaris var. mucronulata (Royle) C.B.Clarke Saxifraga spinulosa Royle |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal, WHM West Himalaya) |