Saxifraga punctulata Engl.

Species

Angiosperms > Saxifragales > Saxifragaceae > Saxifraga

Characteristics

Herbs perennial, cespitose, 1.5-6 cm. Stem dark purple glandular hairy. Basal leaves aggregated into a rosette; leaf blade spatulate, 3.5-4 × ca. 1.4 mm, carnose, both surfaces glabrous, adaxially pustulate distally, margin cartilaginous pustulate and ciliate, apex obtuse. Cauline leaves aggregated, subspatulate, ca. 4.9 × 1.4 mm, carnose, dark purple glandular hairy, adaxially pustulate distally, apex obtuse. Flower solitary or cyme 2-or 3-flowered; pedicels 1.3-3 cm, dark purple glandular hairy. Sepals erect, ovate, ca. 2.7 × 1.6 mm, subcarnose, abaxially and at proximal margin dark purple glandular hairy, veins 5, confluent into a verruca at apex, apex acute. Petals ivory to pale yellow or yellow, proximally yellow, orange, crimson, or purple spotted, elliptic, 7-9 × 2.5-5.5 mm (or less than 3.5 × 2 mm), not or obscurely callose, 5-veined, base abruptly narrowed into a claw 0.6-1.1 mm, apex obtuse. Stamens ca. 4 mm. Ovary subsuperior, broadly ovoid, ca. 2.2 mm; styles ca. 1 mm. Fl. Jul-Sep.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.02 - 0.06
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Hardiness (USDA) 7-11

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 punctulata world distribution map, present in China, India, and Nepal

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:794366-1
WFO ID wfo-0001136365
COL ID 6Y2Y6
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Synonyms

Saxifraga punctulata Saxifraga punctulata var. punctulata

Lower taxons

Saxifraga punctulata var. minuta