| Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
| Genus species | Saxifraga hirsuta L. sect. Gymnoptera |
| Bibliography | Syst. Nat., ed. 10. 2: 1026 (1759) |
| Native Range | sw. Ireland, Pyrenees to nw. Spain |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | shady rocks |
| Altitude | 20-2300m |
| Description | leaves evergreen, basal leaves long petiolate, petiole thin, 2-4x longer than reniform or orbiculate, basally distinctly cordate blade, flowers in panicle, petals 4-5mm |
| Size | 10-30cm |
| Color | yellowish white |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | shady, humous, rock crevices alpine house, humous, gravelly soil, shade |
| Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C division after flowering; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Hydatica hirsuta (L.) Raf. Robertsonia crenata Haw. Robertsonia dentata Haw. Robertsonia hirsuta (L.) Haw. Saxifraga crenata (Haw.) Steud. Saxifraga elegans J.Mackay Saxifraga x geum var. dentata (Haw.) Engl. Saxifraga x geum var. elegans (J.Mackay) Engl. Saxifraga x geum ssp. eugeum Engl. & Irmsch. Saxifraga x geum ssp. hirsuta (L.) Engl. & Irmsch. Saxifraga hirsuta var. haworthii Sternb. Saxifraga hirsuta var. linnaei Sternb. Saxifraga hirsuta var. longipes Haw. Saxifraga lactiflora Pugsley |
| Territory | 1 Europe 10 Northern Europe (IRE Ireland) 12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France, SPA Spain) |