Saxifraga diapensia H. Sm.

This species is very closely related to Saxifraga caveana, which is a slightly smaller plant distributed to the S of the more robust S. diapensia.

Herbs perennial, cespitose, 1-8(-12) cm tall. Stem brown glandular pilose. Basal leaves aggregated into a rosette; petiole sheathlike at base, 2.2-8 mm, brown crisped glandular villous; leaf blade subelliptic to narrowly ovate or lanceolate, 5-12 × 2-5 mm, glabrous, base cuneate, apex acute. Cauline leaves ca. 2, sometimes hidden in basal rosette, sublinear to linear-oblong; leaf blade 6-15 × 1-2 mm, subcarnose, base crisped glandular villous, margin glandular hairy. Flower solitary; pedicel 0.8-12 mm, brown glandular hairy. Sepals erect-spreading, ovate, gibbous, 3-7 × 2-4 mm, subcarnose, both surfaces glabrous, veins 3-7, confluent into a verruca at apex, margin ± brown glandular ciliate. Petals yellow, sometimes orange spotted, ovate or elliptic to suboblong, 6.2-11 × 3-7 mm, 2-callose near base, 3-5(-7)-veined, base contracted into a claw 0.5-1.2 mm, apex retuse. Stamens 3-5.6 mm. Ovary subsuperior, broadly subglobose, 2.5-5 mm; styles 0.9-1.8 mm. Fl. Jul-Aug.

W Sichuan, E Xizang, Yunnan.

* Alpine meadows, rocky grasslands, screes, cliff ledges, rock crevices; 3500-5300 m.

Hirculus diapensia (H. Smith) Losinskaja.

Saxifraga diapensia là một loài thực vật có hoa trong họ Saxifragaceae. Loài này được Harry Sm. miêu tả khoa học đầu tiên năm 1924.

岩梅虎耳草（学名：Saxifraga diapensia），为虎耳草科虎耳草属下的一个植物种。