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Saxifraga cernua L. sect. Mesogyne 
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FamilySAXIFRAGACEAE
Genus speciesSaxifraga cernua L. sect. Mesogyne
SynonymsSaxifraga bulbifera Oeder
 Saxifraga simulata Small
Habitatsnow patches
Altitude0-5500m
Descriptionstems thin, leaves reniform, with 5-7 acute lobes, lower leaves long petiolate, upper leaves axillary with small bulbils, flower 7-12mm across, solitary
Size5-20cm
Colorwhite
Bloomsummer
Ca-
Typerosette, tuft
Cultivationhumous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site
alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer
Propagationseed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C
division after flowering; cuttings in late summer
Territory Circumpolar
Europe
     Northern Europe (Finland , Great Britain , Iceland , Norway , Svalbard , Sweden )
     Middle Europe (Austria , Czechoslovakia , Poland , Switzerland )
     Southwestern Europe (France )
     Southeastern Europe (Italy , Romania )
     Eastern Europe (East European Russia , North European Russia )
Asia-Temperate
     Siberia (Altay , Buryatiya , Chita , Irkutsk , Tuva , West Siberia , Yakutskiya )
     Russian Far East (Amur , Primorye , Sakhalin )
     Middle Asia (Tadzhikistan )
     Eastern Asia (Japan )
Northern America
     Subarctic America (Alaska , Greenland , Nunavut , Northwest Territories , Yukon )
     Western Canada (Alberta , British Columbia )
     Eastern Canada (Ontario , Québec )
     Northwestern U.S.A. (Colorado , Idaho , Montana , Washington , Wyoming )
     North-Central U.S.A. (Minnesota , South Dakota )
     Northeastern U.S.A. (New Hampshire )
     Southwestern U.S.A. (Nevada , Utah )
     South-Central U.S.A. (New Mexico)
BibliographyPlants of the World online powo.science.kew.org
International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org
Comments

SAXIFRAGACEAE

Saxifraga cernua L., Sp. Pl. 1: 403 (1753)

Synonyms:
Lobaria cernua (L.) Haw.
Miscopetalum cernuum (L.) S.F.Gray

Saxifraga bulbifera Oeder
Saxifraga cernua bulbillosa Engl. & Irmsch.
Saxifraga cernua cryptopetala Rosend.
Saxifraga cernua exilioides Polunin
Saxifraga cernua genuina Abrom.
Saxifraga cernua humilis Lange
Saxifraga cernua latibracteata Fernald & Weath.
Saxifraga simulata Small

Circumpolar
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