Saxifraga hypnoides | |
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At the Botanical Garden of the University of Fribourg | |
Close-up of flower | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Saxifragales |
Family: | Saxifragaceae |
Genus: | Saxifraga |
Species: | S. hypnoides
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Binomial name | |
Saxifraga hypnoides | |
Synonyms [1] | |
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Saxifraga hypnoides, called mossy saxifrage, cut-leaved saxifrage, Dovedale moss, Eve's cushion, Indian moss, lady's cushion, and queen's cushion, is a species of flowering plant in the family Saxifragaceae. [2] It is native to northwestern Europe; Iceland, the Faroe Islands, Norway, Ireland, Great Britain, Belgium, and France, and has been introduced to Czechia, the Eastern Himalayas, and Tibet. [1] In the north of its range a tetraploid form predominates, and in the south a diploid form is more likely to be found. [3]
For forms in gardens (red, pinkish or white flowered) see Saxifraga × arendsii.