Saxifraga przewalskii Engl.

Species

Angiosperms > Saxifragales > Saxifragaceae > Saxifraga

Characteristics

Herbs perennial, cespitose, 4-11.5 cm tall. Stem simple, brown crisped villous. Basal leaves with petiole 1-3 cm, margin brown crisped villous; leaf blade ovate or elliptic to oblong, 1.5-2.5 cm × 4-8 mm, abaxially usually glabrous, margin brown crisped villous. Cauline leaves ovate to elliptic, 1.5-2 cm, distal ones smaller. Cyme corymbose, 2-6-flowered, rarely flower solitary; pedicels 0.5-1.9 cm, densely brown crisped villous. Sepals reflexed, ovate to narrowly so, 2.5-4.2 × 1.5-2 mm, both surfaces glabrous, veins 3-5, not confluent at apex, margin brown crisped villous, apex obtuse. Petals purple abaxially, yellowish and proximally red spotted adaxially, ovate or narrowly so to suboblong, 2.5-5.2 × 1.5-2.1 mm, 2-callose, 3-5(-7)-veined, base with a claw 0.5-1 mm, apex obtuse. Stamens 2-3.6 mm. Ovary semi-inferior, with an annular nectary disc; styles 1-1.5 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) 0.04 - 0.12
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Hardiness (USDA) 6-10

Usage

Uses medicinal
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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 przewalskii world distribution map, present in China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:794332-1
WFO ID wfo-0001136404
COL ID 6Y39R
BDTFX ID -
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Synonyms

Saxifraga przewalskii Hirculus przewalskii