| Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
| Genus species | Saxifraga globulifera Desf. sect. Saxifraga |
| Bibliography | Fl. Atlant. 1: 342 (1798) |
| Native Range | s. Spain to Gibraltar, nw. Africa |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Altitude | 300-1500m |
| Description | leaves ovate-reniform, with 3-7 lobes, glandular hirsute, lower leaves long petiolate, inflorescence 3-7-flowered, petals 4-5mm long, stem leaves with axillary buds |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | late spring |
| Ca | + |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Antiphylla spathulata (Desf.) Haw. Saxifraga gibraltarica Boiss. & Reut. Saxifraga globulifera var. acutiloba Pau Saxifraga globulifera f. coronata (Emb. & Maire) Maire Saxifraga globulifera var. coronata Emb. & Maire Saxifraga globulifera var. divaricata Pau Saxifraga globulifera f. divaricata (Pau) Maire Saxifraga globulifera var. fontanesiana Engl. & Irmsch. Saxifraga globulifera var. gibraltarica Ser. Saxifraga globulifera var. glandulosissima Maire & Wilczek Saxifraga globulifera var. granatensis (Boiss. & Reut.) Engl. & Irmsch. Saxifraga globulifera ssp. granatensis (Boiss. & Reut.) Rivas Mart. & al. Saxifraga globulifera var. integrifolia A.Pons & Quézel Saxifraga globulifera var. minuscula (Pau & Font Quer) Emb. & Maire Saxifraga globulifera ssp. oranensis (Munby) Batt. Saxifraga globulifera var. oranensis (Munby) Engl. Saxifraga globulifera var. oscillans (Pau) Maire Saxifraga globulifera var. pseudogranatensis Humbert & Maire Saxifraga globulifera var. riphaea (Pau) Maire Saxifraga globulifera var. spathulata (Desf.) Regel Saxifraga globulifera ssp. spathulata (Desf.) Batt. Saxifraga globulifera f. villigremma (Maire) Maire Saxifraga globulifera var. villigremma Maire Saxifraga granatensis Boiss. & Reut. Saxifraga granatensis var. minuscula Pau & Font Quer Saxifraga maweana var. oscillans Pau Saxifraga oranensis Munby Saxifraga oranensis var. major Alleiz. Saxifraga reuteriana var. riphaea Pau Saxifraga spathulata Desf. |
| Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (SPA Spain) 2 Africa 20 Northern Africa (ALG Algeria, MOR Morocco) |