| Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
| Genus species | Saxifraga caesia L. sect. Porphyrion |
| Bibliography | Sp. Pl. 1: 399 (1753) |
| Native Range | Alps, Pyrenees, w. Carpathians |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Description | leaves blue-green, curvate, Ca pores 5-7, oblong-spathulate, 3-6mm long, stem leaves few, flowers 1-5, petals obovate, 5-veined, double so long as calyx |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | spring |
| 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 caesia (L.) Haw. Chondrosea patens Haw. Evaiezoa caesia (L.) Raf. Saxifraga caesia var. eucaesia Engl. & Irmsch. Saxifraga caesia var. major D.Don Saxifraga diapensioides ssp. caesia (L.) Bonnier & Layens Saxifraga patens Gaudin Saxifraga recurvifolia Lapeyr. |
| Territory | 1 Europe 11 Middle Europe (AUT Austria, CZE Czechoslovakia, GER Germany, POL Poland, SWI Switzerland) 12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France, SPA Spain) 13 Southeastern Europe (ITA Italy, YUG Yugoslavia) |