Saxifraga granulata L.

Meadow saxifrage (en), Saxifrage granulée (fr), Herbe à la gravelle (fr), Casse-pierre (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Saxifragales > Saxifragaceae > Saxifraga

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen herb. It grows 0.15-0.5m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread barochory
Mature width (meter) 0.1 - 0.5
Mature height (meter) 0.15 - 0.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light 4-8
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity 4-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 7-10

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Astringent (unspecified), Blood (unspecified), Calculus (unspecified), Scurvy (unspecified), Litholytic (unspecified), Diuretic (unspecified), Sclerosis (unspecified), Digestive (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by divisions.
Mode divisions
Germination duration (days) 15 - 60
Germination temperacture (C°) 18 - 22
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Saxifraga granulata habit picture by Jean Deschâtres (cc-by-sa)
Saxifraga granulata habit picture by Ann Van den Cruyce (cc-by-sa)
Saxifraga granulata habit picture by Jean-Marie Frenoux (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Saxifraga granulata leaf picture by Lea (cc-by-sa)
Saxifraga granulata leaf picture by Gui ferl (cc-by-sa)
Saxifraga granulata leaf picture by Emmanuel Cosson (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Saxifraga granulata flower picture by Sanz Arranz (cc-by-sa)
Saxifraga granulata flower picture by Hélène (cc-by-sa)
Saxifraga granulata flower picture by Francois Mathieu (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Saxifraga granulata fruit picture by Pierre-Guy (cc-by-sa)
Saxifraga granulata fruit picture by bas yves (cc-by-sa)
Saxifraga granulata fruit picture by Yoan MARTIN (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Saxifraga granulata world distribution map, present in Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Belarus, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Spain, Estonia, Finland, France, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Croatia, Hungary, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Morocco, Montenegro, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russian Federation, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Sweden

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:793749-1
WFO ID wfo-0000494893
COL ID 79QSR
BDTFX ID 60775
INPN ID 140637
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Saxifraga officinarum Saxifraga glaucescens Saxifraga elegantula Saxifraga sampaioi Saxifraga carnosa Saxifraga penduliflora Evaiezoa granulata Saxifraga rouyana Saxifraga corymbosa Saxifraga aemula Saxifraga lopesiana Saxifraga altifida Saxifraga granulata subsp. fernandesii Saxifraga granulata subsp. glaucescens Saxifraga granulata

Lower taxons

Saxifraga granulata subsp. graniticola