| Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
| Genus species | Saxifraga purpurea All. sect. Porphyrion |
| Bibliography | Fl. Pedem. 2: 71 (1785) |
| Native Range | sw. Alps |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Description | caespitose, stems procumbent, leaves lanceolate to obovate, glabrous, nitid, inflorescence cymose, to 6-flowered, calyx densely glandular, corolla 7-10mm, petals long unguiculate |
| Size | 1-5cm |
| Color | rose-purple |
| 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 | Saxifraga retusa ssp. augustata (Vacc.) P.Fourn. Saxifraga retusa var. augustata Vacc. |
| Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France) 13 Southeastern Europe (ITA Italy) |