Saxifraga vespertina (Small) Fedde

Species

Angiosperms > Saxifragales > Saxifragaceae > Saxifraga

Characteristics

Plants forming loose mats, (stems trailing), not stoloniferous, rhizomatous. Leaves cauline (crowded proximally); petiole absent; blade spatulate, unlobed or minutely 3-toothed or-lobed apically, 4-11 mm, leathery, margins entire, (not cartilaginous), stiffly ciliate, apex rounded or obtuse, mucronate, surfaces glabrous. Inflorescences 3-6-flowered cymes, 2.5-12 cm, pink-to purple-tipped stipitate-glandular; bracts sessile. Flowers: sepals erect, ovate to oblong, margins sparsely ciliate, surfaces glabrous; petals white to cream, yellow-spotted proximally, red-or orange-spotted distally, these often faded in dried specimens, elliptic, 4-6 mm, much longer than sepals; ovary superior. 2n = 26.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Hardiness (USDA) 4-9

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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 vespertina world distribution map, present in United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:999799-1
WFO ID wfo-0001235131
COL ID 79SMN
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Synonyms

Ciliaria vespertina Leptasea vespertina Saxifraga vespertina Saxifraga bronchialis subsp. vespertina