Common name
English: Meadow saxifrage
German: Knöllchen-Steinbrech
Portuguese: Mosquinos
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2625)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2528)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2137)
Order: Saxifragales (3)
Family: Saxifragaceae (1)(family description)
Genus: Saxifraga (1)
Epithet: granulata L. (1)
Synonyms: Evaiezoa granulata Raf., Saxifraga alba Bubani, Saxifraga bulbosa Hochst., Saxifraga carnosa Luce, Saxifraga castellana Boiss. & Reut., Saxifraga cernua Lapeyr., Saxifraga corymbosa Luce, Saxifraga elegantula Boiss., Saxifraga glaucescens Boiss. & Reuter
alba => white
cernua => drooping, nodding
corymbosa => arranged in corymbs
glaucescens => becoming greyish or bluish
granulata => granular, composed of grains, or divided into small knots or tubercles, as the roots of some Saxifraga
Characteristics
Climate: temperate
Habitat: mesophytic
Habit: herb
Flower colour: yellow, white
External links
Check for Saxifraga granulata at
World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI- [35] Image of Saxifraga granulata - Prof. Dr. Otto Wilhelm Thomé: Flora von Deutschland Österreich und der Schweiz