Saxifraga hirculoides Decne.

Species

Angiosperms > Saxifragales > Saxifragaceae > Saxifraga

Characteristics

Herbs perennial, 1.3-15(-30) cm tall. Stem simple, brown crisped villous. Basal leaves with petiole 0.7-1.6 cm, brown crisped villous; leaf blade ovate to narrowly elliptic, 7.5-9 × 3.5-3.6 mm, margin brown crisped villous. Cauline leaves 3-6, shortly petiolate proximally on stem, sessile distally on stem; leaf blade oblong, 5.5-7.5 × 1.3-2.5 mm, margin brown crisped villous only proximally. Flower solitary; pedicel 3-4 mm, brown crisped villous, sometimes sparsely so. Sepals erect, broadly ovate to broadly elliptic, 2.4-3 × 2.2-2.5 mm, veins 4-7, not confluent at apex, margin crisped villous. Petals yellow, elliptic or ovate to obovate, 3.5-6 × 2-3.3 mm, not callose, 4-7-veined, base with a claw 0.2-0.6 mm, apex obtuse. Stamens 3-3.5 mm. Ovary subsuperior, ovoid, 3-4.4 mm; styles 1.4-1.5 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 - 0.17
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Hardiness (USDA) 6-11

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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 hirculoides world distribution map, present in China, India, Nepal, and Pakistan

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:793810-1
WFO ID wfo-0001136144
COL ID 6XR4W
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Synonyms

Saxifraga hirculoides Saxifraga tanggulaensis Saxifraga hirculus var. hirculoides