Saxifraga moorcroftiana (Ser.) Wall. ex Sternb.

 
  • Family : SAXIFRAGACEAE
    (Saxifrage Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : SAXIFRAGE FAMILY
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Saxifragaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Hirculus moorcroftianus (Ser.) Losinsk.; Saxifraga kuana Zhmylev; Saxifraga nyanangensis J.T.Pan; Saxifraga reflexa T.C.Ku
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Saxifraga moorcroftiana (Ser.) Wall. ex Sternb.
  • Common name : Moorcroft's Saxifrage
  • Habit : Perennial herb
  • Habitat : Alpine, open slopes, among rocks and boulders, 3500 - 4600 m. altitude
  • Flower, Fruit : July-September
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • West Bengal : Darjeeling district
  • Native : Bhutan, China, East Himalaya, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Tibet, West Himalaya
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : North Pakistan to China (South-East Sichuan, North-West Yunnan)
  • Literature :
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 126
    • GRIERSON A.J.C. & LONG D.G. (1983). FLORA OF BHUTAN INCLUDING A RECORD OF PLANTS FROM SIKKIM Vol. 1: Part 3. ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN, EDINBURGH: 507
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Saxifraga moorcroftiana. Downloaded on 9 October 2024.

India Distribution

World Distribution

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