Biology:Saxifraga hypnoides

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Short description: Species of plant in the genus Saxifraga

Saxifraga hypnoides
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At the Botanical Garden of the University of Fribourg
虎耳草屬 Saxifraga hypnoides -巴黎植物園 Jardin des Plantes, Paris- (9227006619).jpg
Close-up of flower
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Saxifragales
Family: Saxifragaceae
Genus: Saxifraga
Species:
S. hypnoides
Binomial name
Saxifraga hypnoides
Synonyms[1]

Saxifraga hypnoides, called mossy saxifrage, cut-leaved saxifrage, Dovedale moss, Eve's cushion, Indian moss, lady's cushion, and queen's cushion, is a species of flowering plant in the family Saxifragaceae.[2] It is native to northwestern Europe; Iceland, the Faroe Islands, Norway, Ireland, Great Britain, Belgium, and France, and has been introduced to Czechia, the Eastern Himalayas, and Tibet.[1] In the north of its range a tetraploid form predominates, and in the south a diploid form is more likely to be found.[3]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Saxifraga hypnoides L.". Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:793841-1. 
  2. "Saxifraga hypnoides (15) mossy saxifrage". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2021. https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/16644/Saxifraga-hypnoides-(15)/Details. 
  3. Gornall, R. J.; Wentworth, J. E. (1993). "Variation in the Chromosome Number of Parnassia palustris L. in the British Isles". The New Phytologist 123 (2): 383–388. doi:10.1111/j.1469-8137.1993.tb03749.x. 

Wikidata ☰ Q5397333 entry