Saxifraga wenchuanensis T.C.Ku

Species

Angiosperms > Saxifragales > Saxifragaceae > Saxifraga

Characteristics

Herbs perennial, cespitose, 7-9 cm tall. Stem simple, proximally sparsely glandular hairy, distally glabrous. Leaf buds absent in axils of leaves and bracts. Basal leaves absent; cauline leaves lanceolate, 5.5-8 × 1-1.5 mm, both surfaces glabrous, base rounded, margin cartilaginous glandular ciliate, apex acute, aristate-mucronate. Flower solitary; pedicel ca. 1.5 mm, glabrous. Sepals erect, subovate, ca. 4 × 2 mm, leathery, both surfaces glabrous, veins 3, confluent at apex, margin cartilaginous glandular ciliate, apex mucronate. Petals yellow, obovate, ca. 5.8 × 3 mm, not callose, 3-5-veined, base contracted into a claw ca. 1 mm, apex rounded. Stamens ca. 5 mm. Ovary ovoid, ca. 2 mm; styles ca. 1.8 mm. Fl. Jun-Aug.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.07 - 0.09
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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 wenchuanensis world distribution map, present in China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:938179-1
WFO ID wfo-0001252178
COL ID 6XSMQ
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Synonyms

Saxifraga wenchuanensis