Saxifraga × arendsii
| Saxifraga × arendsii | |
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| Flowers of Saxifraga × arendsi rouge at the Giardino Botanico Alpino Chanousia | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Saxifragales |
| Family: | Saxifragaceae |
| Genus: | Saxifraga |
| Species: | S. × arendsii
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| Binomial name | |
| Saxifraga × arendsii Engl.
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Saxifraga × arendsii, the mossy saxifrage, is a perennial garden flowering plant.
Taxonomy[]
Saxifraga × arendsii is a group of hybrids having a complex crossbred heritage, mainly of , Saxifraga hypnoides, and Saxifraga rosacea.
Description[]
Saxifraga × arendsii can reach a height of 5–10 centimetres (2.0–3.9 in). This evergreen perennial herbaceous plant has leaves arranged in a dense basal rosette. The surface-spreading, cushion to mound-forming, mossy leaves are glossy, bright green, linear, oval or oblong. Flowers are at the ends of short, strong stems. They are solitary, tiny, cup-shaped or star-shaped, and may be white, bright pink or dark red. They bloom from March to August.
Distribution[]
The original species plants for this hybrid are native of the far north up to the Arctic Circle.
Habitat[]
This hybrid mossy saxifrage grows well on rocky areas and in a rock wall crevices.
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