Saxifraga finitima W.W.Sm.

Species

Angiosperms > Saxifragales > Saxifragaceae > Saxifraga

Characteristics

Herbs perennial, cespitose, 2.5-5 cm tall. Shoots numerous branched, forming cushions, with leaf rosettes. Flowering stem apparently scapose, brown glandular hairy. Rosette leaves subspatulate to suboblong, adaxially concave, 4.5-5.5 × 1.6-2.2 mm, subcarnose, abaxially glandular hairy distally and at margin, adaxially rarely glandular hairy distally, apex obtuse. Cauline leaves and bracts in total 1-3 or absent, remote, sometimes hidden in leaf rosette, linear-oblong to-oblanceolate, 4-6.6 × 0.8-1.1 mm, subcarnose, glandular hairy, apex obtuse. Flower solitary; pedicel 0.8-4.5 cm, glandular hairy. Sepals reflexed, subelliptic to subovate, 3-4.2 × 1.5-2.5 mm, abaxially and marginally ± glandular hairy, adaxially glabrous or distally glandular hairy, veins 3-7(-9), confluent at apex, apex obtuse. Petals yellow, proximally spotted brown or red, ovate or obovate to elliptic, 5.5-7 × 2.4-4 mm, obscurely 2-callose, 3-7-veined, base contracted into a claw 0.5-1 mm, apex obtuse. Stamens 4.5-5 mm. Ovary superior, subellipsoid, 1.5-3 mm; styles 0.5-1.5 mm. Fl. and fr. Jul-Sep.
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) 6-10

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 finitima world distribution map, present in China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:793649-1
WFO ID wfo-0001136065
COL ID 6Y367
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Synonyms

Saxifraga finitima