Saxifraga montanella Harry Sm.

Species

Angiosperms > Saxifragales > Saxifragaceae > Saxifraga

Characteristics

Herbs perennial, cespitose, 3-8.3 cm tall. Stem brown crisped villous. Basal leaves with petiole ca. 7 mm, margin brown crisped villous; leaf blade ovate to lanceolate, 5-11.5 × 1.5-6 mm, glabrous, apex acute. Cauline leaves sessile, elliptic to oblong, 8.5-11 × 1.7-5 mm, margin crisped villous, apex subobtuse. Flower solitary; pedicel 5-11 mm, brown crisped villous. Sepals spreading, ovate to elliptic, 2.8-7 × 2.4-3.8 mm, abaxially glabrous or brown pubescent, veins 3-9, not confluent at apex, margin brown crisped villous. Petals yellow, obovate to narrowly ovate, 0.8-1.3 cm × 3.8-8.2 mm, ± brown crisped villous abaxially and at margin near base, 2-callose, 8-13-veined, base with a claw 0.2-0.6 mm or clawless, apex obtuse or retuse. Stamens 2-6 mm. Ovary subsuperior, ovoid, 3-5 mm; styles 0.7-2.3 mm. Fl. and fr. Jul-Oct. 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 - 0.08
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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 montanella world distribution map, present in Bhutan, China, and Nepal

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:794106-1
WFO ID wfo-0001136156
COL ID 6Y2WD
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Synonyms

Saxifraga montanella Saxifraga latipetala Saxifraga montana var. speciosa Saxifraga montanella var. montanella Saxifraga latipetala var. speciosa

Lower taxons

Saxifraga montanella var. retusa