Saxifraga × arendsii
Saxifraga × arendsii | |
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Flowers of Saxifraga × arendsi rouge at the Giardino Botanico Alpino Chanousia | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
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.
External links[]
- Saxifraga
- Plant nothospecies
- Saxifragales stubs