Saxifraga lychnitis Hook.F. & Thomson

Species

Angiosperms > Saxifragales > Saxifragaceae > Saxifraga

Characteristics

Herbs perennial, 3-15 cm tall, cespitose. Stem simple, purple, dark purple glandular hairy. Basal leaves aggregated into a rosette; leaf blade spatulate, 1.1-1.5 cm × 4.2-4.5 mm, both surfaces and margin glandular villous, apex obtuse. Cauline leaves with petiole ca. 2 mm (on proximal leaves); leaf blade oblong, 9-10 × ca. 3.1 mm, both surfaces and margin glandular hairy, apex subobtuse. Flower solitary or cyme 2-flowered, nodding especially in bud; bracts oblong, ca. 8 × 2 mm, dark brown glandular hairy, apex subobtuse; pedicels ca. 3 mm, dark purple glandular hairy. Sepals erect, narrowly ovate to oblong, ca. 5 × 2 mm, subcarnose, abaxially and marginally densely dark purple glandular hairy, veins 3, not confluent at apex, apex obtuse or acute. Petals yellow, oblong, 8.5-9 × 2.6-2.7 mm, not callose, 3-or 4-veined, base with a claw 0.7-0.8 mm, apex retuse. Stamens 3.3-4.5 mm. Ovary semi-inferior, ca. 4 mm; styles ca. 1.8 mm. Fl. Jul-Sep. 2n = 16.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.03 - 0.15
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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 lychnitis world distribution map, present in Bhutan, China, India, and Nepal

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:794019-1
WFO ID wfo-0001136390
COL ID 6Y384
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Synonyms

Saxifraga lychnitis Hirculus lychnitis Saxifraga lychnitis var. lychnitis

Lower taxons

Saxifraga lychnitis var. oresbia Saxifraga lychnitis var. everestiana