| Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
| Genus species | Saxifraga cotyledon L. sect. Ligulatae |
| Bibliography | Sp. Pl. 1: 398 (1753) |
| Native Range | n. Europe, Alps, Pyrenees |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Description | rosettes large, flat, leaves wide, oblong-lanceolate, acute, 2-6cm, finely dentate, flowers 11-18mm in broadly pyramidal, from base ramose panicle |
| Size | 30-60cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny 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 | Chondrosea cotyledon (L.) Á.Löve Chondrosea pyramidalis Haw. Saxifraga cotyledon var. glabrata Laest. Saxifraga cotyledon var. maculata Laest. Saxifraga cotyledon var. minor Regel Saxifraga cotyledon var. oederiana Ser. Saxifraga cotyledon var. purpurata Wahlenb. Saxifraga cotyledon var. pyramidalis (Haw.) DC. Saxifraga montavoniensis A.Kern. ex Kolb Saxifraga multiflora All. Saxifraga pyramidalis Lapeyr. Saxifraga pyramidata Mill. |
| Territory | 1 Europe 10 Northern Europe (ICE Iceland, NOR Norway, SWE Sweden) 11 Middle Europe (AUT Austria, GER Germany, SWI Switzerland) 12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France, SPA Spain) 13 Southeastern Europe (ITA Italy) |