Saxifraga omphalodifolia Hand.-mazz.

Species

Angiosperms > Saxifragales > Saxifragaceae > Saxifraga

Characteristics

Herbs perennial, 22-34 cm tall. Stem zigzagged, densely dark brown crisped villous, eglandular proximally, glandular distally. Basal leaves caducous by anthesis, petiolate; leaf blade cordate. Cauline leaves with petiole 0.7-3.5 cm, glandular villous; leaf blade usually cordate to ovate-cordate, 1.5-3.7 × 2-3.4 cm, glandular hispid, base cordate, apex subacute. Cyme paniculate, 7-8.5 cm, 9-11-flowered; pedicels glandular hispid. Sepals reflexed, elliptic to ovate, ca. 4 × 2.5 mm, abaxially and marginally glandular hairy or margin glabrous, veins 3, not confluent at apex, margin membranous, apex obtuse. Petals yellow, narrowly ovate to suboblong, 5.4-7.2 × 2-3.4 mm, obscurely 6-callose, or 4-8-callose, or not callose, 3-5-veined, base contracted into a claw 0.6-0.7 mm, apex obtuse or retuse. Stamens 4.5-5.5 mm. Ovary subsuperior, subovoid, ca. 2.5 mm; styles ca. 1 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) 0.22 - 0.34
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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 omphalodifolia world distribution map, present in China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:794200-1
WFO ID wfo-0001136231
COL ID 6Y36Y
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Synonyms

Saxifraga omphalodifolia Saxifraga omphalodifolia var. omphalodifolia Saxifraga omphalodifolia var. retusopetala