Saxifraga parva Hemsl.

Species

Angiosperms > Saxifragales > Saxifragaceae > Saxifraga

Characteristics

Herbs perennial, cespitose, 0.7-4.5 cm tall. Stem simple, brown crisped glandular villous. Basal leaves with petiole 4-9 mm, sparsely crisped glandular villous at margin; leaf blade ovate-elliptic or narrowly ovate to oblong, 4-4.5 × 1.5-2 mm, glabrous or margin brown crisped glandular villous, apex obtuse. Cauline leaves 3-10; proximal ones with petiole 2-4.5 mm, margin crisped glandular villous at base; leaf blade ovate to oblong, 3.5-7 × 1.5-2 mm, glabrous or margin sparsely brown crisped piliferous; distal leaves sessile, oblong or lanceolate to linear-oblanceolate, 5.2-7.8 × 1.2-3.2 mm, margin crisped glandular villous. Flower solitary; pedicel brown crisped glandular villous. Sepals erect, elliptic or broadly so to subovate, 2-3.6 × 1-2.3 mm, both surfaces glabrous, veins 3, not confluent at apex, margin glandular ciliate, apex obtuse. Petals yellow, obovate to broadly so or elliptic, 2.3-6.4 × 1.3-4.7 mm, 2-callose near base, 3-5-veined, base with a claw 0.2-1 mm, apex obtuse. Stamens 3-5 mm. Ovary subsuperior, ovoid, 2-2.7 mm; styles 0.5-2 mm. Fl. Jul-Aug.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.01 - 0.05
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Hardiness (USDA) 7-11

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 parva world distribution map, present in Bhutan, China, and Nepal

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:794242-1
WFO ID wfo-0001136170
COL ID 79R7C
BDTFX ID -
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Synonyms

Saxifraga parva Saxifraga hirculus var. tafeliana