Biology:Saxifraga hirculus

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Short description: Species of herb

Saxifraga hirculus
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Saxifragales
Family: Saxifragaceae
Genus: Saxifraga
Species:
S. hirculus
Binomial name
Saxifraga hirculus

Saxifraga hirculus is a species of saxifrage, commonly called marsh saxifrage,[2] yellow marsh saxifrage,[3] or bog saxifrage. It is a perennial herb with yellow flowers and red stem, 5–30 cm high, found on bog landscape.[4][5]

Saxifraga hirculus is a known food source for the generalist fungus species Mycosphaerella tassiana and the pathogenic fungus species Melampsora hirculi.[6]

References

  1. Maiz-Tome, L. (2016). "Saxifraga hirculus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T162099A78457172.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/162099/78457172. Retrieved 7 December 2025. 
  2. (xls) BSBI List 2007, Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland, https://bsbi.org/download/3542/, retrieved 2014-10-17 
  3. "Saxifraga hirculus". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=SAHI3. Retrieved 6 November 2015. 
  4. Godal, Anne Marit, ed. "myrsildre" (in Norwegian). Store norske leksikon. Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. http://snl.no/myrsildre. Retrieved 6 October 2012. 
  5. "Plants Profile". United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). https://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=SAHI3. 
  6. Helgi Hallgrímsson & Guðríður Gyða Eyjólfsdóttir (2004). Íslenskt sveppatal I - smásveppir [Checklist of Icelandic Fungi I - Microfungi. Fjölrit Náttúrufræðistofnunar. Náttúrufræðistofnun Íslands [Icelandic Institute of Natural History]. ISSN 1027-832X

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