| Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
| Genus species | Saxifraga retusa Gouan sect. Porphyrion |
| Bibliography | Ill. Observ. Bot.: 28 (1773) |
| Native Range | Alps, Pyrenees, Carpathians to sw. Bulgaria |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Altitude | 1500-3000m |
| Description | leaves curvate, shiny dark greene, linear, flowers minute, ca. 8mm across, of 2-3, petals narrowly ovate, anthers orange |
| Size | 1-5cm |
| Color | pale purple |
| 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 | Antiphylla retusa (Gouan) Haw. Evaiezoa retusa (Gouan) Raf. Saxifraga baumgartenii Schott Saxifraga imbricata Lam. Saxifraga perporosa Schur Saxifraga purpurosa Schur Saxifraga retusa var. glabrata Vacc. Saxifraga retusa ssp. wulfeniana (Schott) P.Fourn. Saxifraga scrobiculata Schur ex Engl. Saxifraga wulfeniana Schott |
| Territory | 1 Europe 11 Middle Europe (AUT Austria, CZE Czechoslovakia, POL Poland, SWI Switzerland) 12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France, SPA Spain) 13 Southeastern Europe (BUL Bulgaria, ITA Italy, ROM Romania) |
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