Saxifraga umbrosa L.

Saxifrage de l'ombre (fr), Saxifrage des lieux ombragés (fr), Saxifrage des ombrages (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Saxifragales > Saxifragaceae > Saxifraga

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen herb. It grows 0.15-0.45m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread barochory
Mature width (meter) 0.3 - 0.75
Mature height (meter) 0.15 - 0.45
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 3-8
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity 3-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-10

Usage

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

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) 18 - 44
Germination temperacture (C°) 18 - 21
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Saxifraga umbrosa habit picture by Carlos Villasante (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Saxifraga umbrosa leaf picture by Corentin Ollive (cc-by-sa)
Saxifraga umbrosa leaf picture by Sam Marriott (cc-by-sa)
Saxifraga umbrosa leaf picture by Eric Hall (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Saxifraga umbrosa flower picture by egbers Jacobus (cc-by-sa)
Saxifraga umbrosa flower picture by James James Beadle (cc-by-sa)
Saxifraga umbrosa flower picture by Eric Hall (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Saxifraga umbrosa fruit picture by christine Lesca Maillard (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Saxifraga umbrosa world distribution map, present in Andorra, Chile, Spain, France, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and Italy

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:794683-1
WFO ID wfo-0000494496
COL ID 79SNY
BDTFX ID 61050
INPN ID 121203
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Saxifraga hybrida Robertsonia hybrida Saxifraga dentata Steiranisia punctata Saxifraga sphaeroidea Geum umbrosum Robertsonia sphaeroidea Robertsonia umbrosa Saxifraga haworthii Hydatica umbrosa Saxifraga umbrosa