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Saxifraga spathularis Brot. sect. Gymnoptera 
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FamilySAXIFRAGACEAE
Genus speciesSaxifraga spathularis Brot. sect. Gymnoptera
BibliographyFl. Lusit. 1: 172 (1804)
Native RangeIreland, nc. Portugal to nw. Spain
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatshady rocks
Altitude20-2500m
Descriptionpetiole wide, flat, distinctly longer than ovate, spathulate or suborbiculate, 1-6cm long, coriaceous, glabrous, dentate blade, petals 4-5mm long
Size10-40cm
Colorwhite with carmine dots
Bloomspring
Ca-
Typeperennial
Cultivationshady, humous, rock crevices
alpine house, humous, gravelly soil, shade
Propagationseed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C
division after flowering; cuttings in late summer
SynonymsRobertsonia hibernica Bree ex Sternb.
Robertsonia serrata Haw.
Saxifraga hibernica Sternb.
Saxifraga serra Hoffmanns.
Saxifraga serrata (Haw.) Otto
Saxifraga serratifolia (D.Don) J.Mackay ex Rchb.
Saxifraga umbrosa var. longipes Haw.
Saxifraga umbrosa var. serratifolia D.Don
Saxifraga umbrosa var. spathularis (Brot.) Cout.
Saxifraga umbrosa ssp. spathularis (Brot.) Rothm.
Territory1 Europe
     10 Northern Europe (IRE Ireland)
     12 Southwestern Europe (POR Portugal, SPA Spain)
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