| Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
| Genus species | Saxifraga umbrosa L. sect. Gymnoptera |
| Bibliography | Sp. Pl. 2: 574 (1762) |
| Native Range | Pyrenees |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | shady rocks |
| Altitude | 800-2300m |
| Description | leaves coriaceous, obovate, dentate, usually glabrous, petiole broad and flat, flowers with pale red dots and two yellow patches, in lax panicle |
| Size | 30-40cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | late spring |
| Ca | ind |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | shady, humous, rock crevices alpine house, humous, gravelly soil, shade |
| Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C division after flowering; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Geum umbrosum (L.) Moench Hydatica umbrosa (L.) Raf. Robertsonia hybrida (Vill. ex Lapeyr.) Link Robertsonia sphaeroidea Haw. Robertsonia umbrosa (L.) Haw. Saxifraga cuneifolia ssp. umbrosa (L.) Bonnier & Layens Saxifraga dentata Link Saxifraga haworthii Sweet Saxifraga hirsuta var. sphaeroidea (Haw.) Haw. Saxifraga hybrida Vill. ex Lapeyr. Saxifraga polita Ser. Saxifraga semidecandra Fisch. ex Ser. Saxifraga sphaeroidea (Haw.) Sweet Saxifraga umbrosa var. aegilops Farrer Saxifraga umbrosa var. crenata Ser. ex DC. Saxifraga umbrosa var. crenulata Regel & Rach Saxifraga umbrosa var. cuneata Farrer Saxifraga umbrosa var. linnaei Sternb. Saxifraga umbrosa var. melvillei Farrer Saxifraga umbrosa var. ogilvieana Farrer Saxifraga umbrosa var. primuloides Farrer Saxifraga umbrosa var. smithii Sternb. Saxifraga umbrosa var. tournefortii Sternb. Saxifraga umbrosa var. typica Engl. & Irmsch. Saxifraga umbrosa var. variegata Farrer Saxifraga wormskioldii Fisch. ex Ser. Steiransia punctata Raf. |
| Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France, SPA Spain) |