Saxifraga caveana W.W.Sm.

Species

Angiosperms > Saxifragales > Saxifragaceae > Saxifraga

Characteristics

Herbs perennial, cespitose, 2.5-4.5 cm tall. Stem dark brown glandular hairy, leafless but with bracts. Basal leaves with petiole 6-10 mm, margin crisped glandular villous; leaf blade oblong to ovate, 4-10 × 1.1-5 mm, glabrous, base cuneate, apex subacute. Flower solitary; pedicel 1-2(-7) cm, dark brown glandular hairy. Sepals spreading to reflexed, ovate or lanceolate, gibbous, 4.6-6 × 2.7-4 mm, abaxially and marginally dark brown glandular hairy or glabrous, veins (3 or)5, partly confluent at apex, apex subobtuse. Petals yellow, elliptic to obovate-elliptic, 8-10 × 5-6 mm, not callose, 3-or 6-veined, base contracted into a claw 0.8-1 mm, apex retuse. Stamens 5-6 mm. Ovary subsuperior, subglobose, ca. 4.5 mm; styles ca. 1.3 mm. Fl. Jul-Aug.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.03 - 0.05
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Hardiness (USDA) 7-11

Usage

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Cultivation

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Germination duration (days) 15 - 60
Germination temperacture (C°) 18 - 23
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Distribution

Saxifraga caveana world distribution map, present in Bhutan, China, India, and Nepal

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:793395-1
WFO ID wfo-0001136242
COL ID 6XR2P
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Synonyms

Saxifraga caveana Saxifraga caveana var. caveana

Lower taxons

Saxifraga caveana var. lanceolata