| Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
| Genus species | Saxifraga rosacea Moench sect. Saxifraga |
| Synonyms | Saxifraga canescens Haw. |
| Saxifraga palmata Sm. | |
| Saxifraga pedatifida Ehrh. ex Sm. | |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Description | variable, leaves 8-25mm, petiolate, cuneate, usually trilobate, densely hirsute to glabrous, flowers 2-5, petals 6-10mm long |
| Size | 5-25cm |
| Color | starry white |
| Bloom | spring, early summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | rosette, carpet |
| Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C division after flowering; cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Europe
Northern Europe (Fřroyar , Iceland , Ireland ) Middle Europe (Germany ) Southwestern Europe (France) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | SAXIFRAGACEAE
rosacea hartii (D.A.Webb) D.A.Webb, Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 95(4): 246 (1987)
rosacea steinmannii (Tausch) Holub, Preslia 51(3): 282 (1979)
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