Bulky saxifrage
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The savings engined saxifrage ( Saxifraga squarrosa ) is a species in the genus saxifrage ( Saxifraga ) in the family Saxifragaceae (Saxifragaceae).
description
The chunky saxifrage is a perennial plant that reaches heights of 4 to 10 centimeters. It grows in firm cushions and forms columnar shoots with dense roof tiles. The rosette leaves are elongated, linear, stiff, upward, never spatulate and are only slightly bent outward at the tip. They are ciliate at the base , briefly pointed at the front and have 3 to 5 lime-secreting dimples. The flower stalk is more or less glandular , also glabrous, leafy and has the umbel-like inflorescence with 2 to 7 flowers. The petals are 4 to 6 millimeters long and have 3 to 5 nerves.
Flowering time is from June to August.
The species has chromosome number 2n = 26.
Occurrence
The savings engined saxifrage is in the area of the Judikarischen Alps to the Karawanken endemic . It occurs on limestone cliffs at altitudes of 120 to 2700 meters and is common.
literature
- Xaver Finkenzeller, Jürke Grau: Alpine flowers (Steinbach's natural guide). Mosaik Verlag GmbH, Munich 1996, ISBN 3-576-10558-1 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Jaakko Jalas, Juha Suominen, Raino Lampinen, Arto Kurtto: Atlas florae europaeae . Volume 12 (Resedaceae to Platanaceae). Page 147, Helsinki 1999. ISBN 951-9108-12-2 .
