| Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
| Genus species | Saxifraga stella-aurea Hook.f. & Thomson sect. Ciliatae |
| Bibliography | J. Proc. Linn. Soc., Bot. 2: 72 (1857) |
| Native Range | sc. China to s. Qinghai and e. & c. Himalaya |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland and rocks |
| Altitude | 3000-5800m |
| Description | leaves spathulate to oblong, 2-5mm long, glabrous, obtuse, flowers solitary, sepals reflexed, petals elliptic or ovate, orange variegate, 4-7mm long |
| Size | 1-8cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | late 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 | Cymbalariella pumila Nappi Saxifraga jacquemontiana var. stella-aurea (Hook.f. & Thomson) C.B.Clarke Saxifraga pumila (Nappi) Harry Sm. Saxifraga stella-aurea var. macrostellata H.Chuang Saxifraga stella-aurea var. polyadena Harry Sm. Saxifraga tsarongensis J.Anthony |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHQ Qinghai, CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal) |