Saxifraga diapensia Harry Sm.

Species

Angiosperms > Saxifragales > Saxifragaceae > Saxifraga

Characteristics

Herbs perennial, cespitose, 1-8(-12) cm tall. Stem brown glandular pilose. Basal leaves aggregated into a rosette; petiole sheathlike at base, 2.2-8 mm, brown crisped glandular villous; leaf blade subelliptic to narrowly ovate or lanceolate, 5-12 × 2-5 mm, glabrous, base cuneate, apex acute. Cauline leaves ca. 2, sometimes hidden in basal rosette, sublinear to linear-oblong; leaf blade 6-15 × 1-2 mm, subcarnose, base crisped glandular villous, margin glandular hairy. Flower solitary; pedicel 0.8-12 mm, brown glandular hairy. Sepals erect-spreading, ovate, gibbous, 3-7 × 2-4 mm, subcarnose, both surfaces glabrous, veins 3-7, confluent into a verruca at apex, margin ± brown glandular ciliate. Petals yellow, sometimes orange spotted, ovate or elliptic to suboblong, 6.2-11 × 3-7 mm, 2-callose near base, 3-5(-7)-veined, base contracted into a claw 0.5-1.2 mm, apex retuse. Stamens 3-5.6 mm. Ovary subsuperior, broadly subglobose, 2.5-5 mm; styles 0.9-1.8 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) 0.01 - 0.08
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Hardiness (USDA) 6-10

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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 diapensia world distribution map, present in China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:793554-1
WFO ID wfo-0000494386
COL ID 79R5L
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Synonyms

Hirculus diapensia Saxifraga diapensia