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Round-leaved saxifrage

Saxifraga rotundifolia

Also called Round Leaf Saxifrage

Round-leaved saxifrage
Photo: Hectonichus, CC BY-SA 3.0
Family
Saxifragaceae (Saxifrag family)
Grows as
Perennial
Water
Likes moisture
Native range
C. & S. Europe to Iran
Climate
temperate

About

Saxifraga rotundifolia, common name round-leaved saxifrage, is a flowering herb and alpine plant of the genus Saxifraga.

Where it grows

This species is present in the central and southern Europe in the Iberian Peninsula, the Alps and the Balkans.

Other Saxifraga plants

Yellow mountain saxifrage · Garden Mossy Saxifrage · Saxifraga aspera · Saxifraga bicuspidata · Spiny Leaf Saxifrage · Yellowdot saxifrage · Mossy Saxifrage · Saxifraga burseriana · Thick Leaved Saxifrage · Saxifraga candelabrum · Nodding saxifrage · Tufted saxifrage

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Saxifraga rotundifolia by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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