Biology:Saxifraga umbrosa

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Short description: Species of plant in the genus Saxifraga

Saxifraga umbrosa
Saxifraga umbrosa var. primuloides Skalnica cienista 2009-05-24 03.jpg
At the botanical garden of the University of Wrocław
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Botanical illustration
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Saxifragales
Family: Saxifragaceae
Genus: Saxifraga
Species:
S. umbrosa
Binomial name
Saxifraga umbrosa
Synonyms[1]

Saxifraga umbrosa, called true London pride, none-so-pretty, king's feather, kiss-me-quick, leaf of St Patrick, look-up-and-kiss-me, mignonette of the French, Nancy-pretty, prattling Parnell, Pyrenean saxifrage, sailor plant, St Anne's needlework, St Patrick's cabbage, and whimsey, although some of these names may more properly belong to Saxifraga spathularis, or its hybrid with S. spathularis, Saxifraga × urbium, is a species of flowering plant in the family Saxifragaceae.[2] It is native to the Pyrenees, and has been introduced elsewhere in Europe, and to southern Chile.[1] Its cultivar 'Clarence Elliott' has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[3]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q164613 entry