Saxifraga cotyledon L.

Saxifrage Cotylédon (fr), Saxifrage cotylédon (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Saxifragales > Saxifragaceae > Saxifraga

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen herb. It grows 0.15-0.65m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread barochory
Mature width (meter) 0.1 - 0.5
Mature height (meter) 0.15 - 0.65
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity 3-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 7-10

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings.
Mode cuttings
Germination duration (days) 15 - 60
Germination temperacture (C°) 18 - 22
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Saxifraga cotyledon habit picture by Fabien Anthelme (cc-by-sa)
Saxifraga cotyledon habit picture by Martin Bishop (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Saxifraga cotyledon leaf picture by tone Mari B (cc-by-sa)
Saxifraga cotyledon leaf picture by m. Pres (cc-by-sa)
Saxifraga cotyledon leaf picture by Fabien Anthelme (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Saxifraga cotyledon flower picture by andrey (cc-by-sa)
Saxifraga cotyledon flower picture by Fabien Anthelme (cc-by-sa)
Saxifraga cotyledon flower picture by Patrick Gutschner (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Saxifraga cotyledon world distribution map, present in Austria, Switzerland, Germany, France, Iceland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Sweden

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:793495-1
WFO ID wfo-0000494433
COL ID 6XQR7
BDTFX ID 60690
INPN ID 121024
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Saxifraga montavoniensis Saxifraga pyramidata Saxifraga pyramidalis Chondrosea cotyledon Chondrosea pyramidalis Saxifraga cotyledon