Saxifraga pratensis Engl. & Irmsch.

Species

Angiosperms > Saxifragales > Saxifragaceae > Saxifraga

Characteristics

Herbs perennial, 11-14 cm tall. Stem brown pilose. Basal leaves with petiole 2-3 cm, brown villous; leaf blade ovate, 5-11 × 3-8 mm, abaxially glabrous, adaxially ± brown pilose, base rounded, margin brown ciliate. Cauline leaves with petiole gradually shorter distally on stem, 2-6 mm, brown villous; proximal leaf blades similar to basal ones; distal leaf blades lanceolate to linear, 4-14 × 1.5-2.5 mm, brown pilose or glandular hairy. Cyme subumbellate, 4.5-6.3 cm, 2-or 3-flowered or flower solitary; pedicels 1.5-4 cm, shortly dark brown glandular hairy. Sepals reflexed, ovate, 2-2.5 × 1-1.2 mm, veins 3, not confluent at apex, margin dark brown glandular hairy, apex obtuse. Petals yellow, elliptic to ovate, 4-5 × 2.3-2.8 mm, 4-6-callose near base, 4-or 5-veined, base contracted into a claw 0.5-0.8 mm, apex rounded. Stamens ca. 7 mm. Ovary subsuperior, ovoid, ca. 3 mm; styles erect, ca. 0.7 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) 0.11 - 0.14
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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 pratensis world distribution map, present in China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:794316-1
WFO ID wfo-0001136207
COL ID 6XQXQ
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Synonyms

Saxifraga pratensis Saxifraga subrhombifolia Hirculus pratensis