Saxifraga retusa Gouan

Saxifrage valdôtaine (fr), Saxifrage tronquée (fr), Saxifrage à feuilles rétuses (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Saxifragales > Saxifragaceae > Saxifraga

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen herb. It grows 0.03-0.06m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread barochory
Mature width (meter) 0.1 - 0.5
Mature height (meter) 0.03 - 0.06
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity 3-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-9

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings.
Mode cuttings
Germination duration (days) 15 - 60
Germination temperacture (C°) 18 - 23
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Flower

Saxifraga retusa flower picture by Guilhem Espert (cc-by-sa)
Saxifraga retusa flower picture by silvana_29 (cc-by-sa)
Saxifraga retusa flower picture by Claude (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Saxifraga retusa world distribution map, present in France

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:794418-1
WFO ID wfo-0000494869
COL ID 79R8J
BDTFX ID 60990
INPN ID 121174
Wikipedia (EN)
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Synonyms

Saxifraga perporosa Antiphylla retusa Evaiezoa retusa Saxifraga baumgartenii Saxifraga scrobiculata Saxifraga purpurosa Saxifraga wulfeniana Saxifraga imbricata Saxifraga retusa var. glabrata Saxifraga retusa

Lower taxons

Saxifraga retusa subsp. augustata