Saxifraga paniculata Mill.

Livelong saxifrage (en), Saxifrage paniculée (fr), Saxifrage fragile (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Saxifragales > Saxifragaceae > Saxifraga

Characteristics

Plants forming cushionlike tufts, stoloniferous, rhizomatous. Leaves basal and cauline; petiole absent; blade oblong to obovate, unlobed, [5-]8-35[-50] mm, leathery-fleshy, margins finely serrate (teeth whitish), proximally ciliate, with lime-secreting hydathode (secretions obvious), apex obtuse to ± acute, surfaces glabrous. Inflorescences 2-20-flowered, narrow, distally branched thyrses or cymes, sometimes solitary flowers, 6-40 cm, purple-tipped stipitate-glandular; bracts sessile. Flowers: sepals erect, (often reddish), oblong to ovate, margins eciliate, surfaces hairy; petals white to cream or pink, sometimes orange-or purple-spotted, elliptic to oblong or obovate, 3-6 mm, longer than sepals; ovary 1/2+ inferior. 2n = 28.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.1 - 0.5
Mature height (meter) 0.25 - 0.5
Root system rhizome
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light 5-8
Soil humidity 2-7
Soil texture 5-8
Soil acidity 4-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 6-10

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings.
Mode cuttings
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 paniculata habit picture by Gabriel Ollivier (cc-by-sa)
Saxifraga paniculata habit picture by Denis Bastianelli (cc-by-sa)
Saxifraga paniculata habit picture by Linda Tambosi (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Saxifraga paniculata leaf picture by Aurore Garnavault Blanchard (cc-by-sa)
Saxifraga paniculata leaf picture by Gabriel Ollivier (cc-by-sa)
Saxifraga paniculata leaf picture by John Sycorax (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Saxifraga paniculata flower picture by Jiří Voříšek (cc-by-sa)
Saxifraga paniculata flower picture by Moniqur Dorsaz (cc-by-sa)
Saxifraga paniculata flower picture by Marie Varrasse (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Saxifraga paniculata fruit picture by Claude (cc-by-sa)
Saxifraga paniculata fruit picture by Marie Collette (cc-by-sa)
Saxifraga paniculata fruit picture by Alain Bigou (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Saxifraga paniculata world distribution map, present in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Canada, France, Georgia, Greenland, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Turkey, United States of America, and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:794228-1
WFO ID wfo-0000493624
COL ID 6Y37B
BDTFX ID 60932
INPN ID 121138
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Saxifraga laeta Saxifraga cordi Saxifraga compacta Chondrosea patulipes Chondrosea refracta Chondrosea rosella Chondrosea valida Chondrosea virgata Chondrosea viridula Saxifraga notata Saxifraga malyi Saxifraga intacta Saxifraga erecta Saxifraga elatior Saxifraga dilatata Saxifraga cultrata Saxifraga stabiana Saxifraga sturmiana Saxifraga robusta Saxifraga rosularis Saxifraga recta Saxifraga ciliolata Chondrosea aizoon Chondrosea aizoopsis Chondrosea alpicola Chondrosea cartilaginea Chondrosea flexipes Chondrosea glabrata Chondrosea glareosa Chondrosea gracilescens Chondrosea laevigata Chondrosea orophila Chondrosea paniculata Chondrosea petrophila Chondrosea punctillata Chondrosea pusilla Chondrosea rosularis Chondrosea beugesiaca Chondrosea brevicaulis Chondrosea calcarea Chondrosea carthusiana Chondrosea leptopetala Saxifraga carinthiaca Saxifraga stenoglossa Saxifraga aizoon Saxifraga chlorantha Saxifraga neglecta Saxifraga maculata Saxifraga kolenatiana Saxifraga aizoonia Saxifraga brevifolia Saxifraga cartilaginea Saxifraga zeleborii Saxifraga paniculata subsp. stabiana Saxifraga paniculata subsp. cartilaginea Saxifraga aizoon subsp. laestadii Saxifraga paniculata subsp. laestadii Saxifraga paniculata subsp. neogaea Saxifraga aizoon var. neogaea Saxifraga paniculata