Saxifraga cochlearis

Saxifraga cochlearis, called the spoon-leaved saxifrage, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Saxifraga, native to the Alpes Maritimes of France and the adjoining Italian region of Liguria.[2][3] Its 'Minor' subtaxon has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[4]

Saxifraga cochlearis
Saxifraga cochlearis 'Probynii'
Saxifraga cochlearis 'Minor'
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Saxifragales
Family: Saxifragaceae
Genus: Saxifraga
Species:
S. cochlearis
Binomial name
Saxifraga cochlearis
Synonyms[2]
  • Saxifraga probynii Correvon

References

  1. Fl. Germ. Excurs. 2: 559 (1832)
  2. "Saxifraga cochlearis Rchb". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  3. "Saxifraga cochlearis (8) spoon-leaved saxifrage". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  4. "Saxifraga 'Minor' (cochlearis) (8) saxifrage 'Minor'". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 22 March 2021.


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