Saxifraga filifolia J.Anthony

Species

Angiosperms > Saxifragales > Saxifragaceae > Saxifraga

Characteristics

Herbs perennial, 3-7 cm tall. Shoots branched, with leaf rosettes. Flowering stem glabrous or sparsely glandular hairy. Rosette leaves oblong to spatulate, 3-5 × 0.5-1 mm, carnose, both surfaces glabrous, margin setose-ciliate, apex mucronate. Cauline leaves few, remote, linear to narrowly obovate, 2-4 × 0.5-0.75 mm, carnose, both surfaces and margin glabrous, apex acute. Flower solitary; pedicel 1-2.5 cm, glabrous or sparsely glandular hairy. Sepals reflexed, 1.5-2.7 × 1-1.5 mm, subcarnose, both surfaces and margin glabrous, veins 3, confluent at apex. Petals yellow or orange, narrowly elliptic, 6-7 × 1.5-2.5 mm, 3-veined, base tapered into a short claw ca. 0.25 mm, apex obtuse. Stamens 3-4 mm. Ovary subsuperior, broadly ovoid, ca. 2.5 × 2 mm; styles ca. 0.5 mm. Fl. Jul-Oct.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.03 - 0.07
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Hardiness (USDA) 6-11

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 filifolia world distribution map, present in China and Myanmar

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:793645-1
WFO ID wfo-0000494130
COL ID 6XQTV
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Synonyms

Saxifraga filifolia