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Saxifraga cernua

Bulblet Saxifrage, Drooping Bulbous Saxifrage
Other regional names: Drooping Saxifrage +1 more
  • Drooping Saxifrage
  • Nodding Saxifrage
Also known as: Lobaria cernua (L.) Haw. +17 more
  • Lobaria cernua (L.) Haw.
  • Miscopetalum cernuum (L.) Gray
  • Saxifraga cernua f. bulbillosa Engl. & Irmsch.
  • Saxifraga cernua f. cernua
  • Saxifraga cernua f. cryptopetala Rosenv.
  • Saxifraga cernua f. exilioides (Polunin) Scoggan
  • Saxifraga cernua f. latibracteata (Fernald & Weath.) Polunin
  • Saxifraga cernua f. phyllomana Porsild ex Engl. & Irmsch.
  • Saxifraga cernua f. ramosa J.G.Gmel.
  • Saxifraga cernua f. ramosa S.G.Gmel.
  • Saxifraga cernua var. exilioides Polunin
  • Saxifraga cernua var. genuina Abrom.
  • Saxifraga cernua var. humilis Lange
  • Saxifraga cernua var. latibracteata Fernald & Weath.
  • Saxifraga cernua var. linnaeana Ser.
  • Saxifraga cernua var. ramosa S.G.Gmel.
  • Saxifraga cernua var. simplicissima Ledeb.
  • Saxifraga simulata Small
Botanical Data
  • Taxonomic Rank: Species
  • Botanical Family: Saxifragaceae
  • WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial.

Saxifraga cernua (commonly known as Bulblet Saxifrage or Drooping Bulbous Saxifrage) is a herbaceous perennial belonging to the Saxifragaceae family. Found natively in Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, Europe, and North America, this species is primarily associated with subalpine or subarctic conditions. It is part of the broad Saxifraga genus, encompassing over 550 species globally.

Macro Climate
Cold
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial

Native Range

Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, EUROPE, NORTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
China, Eastern Asia, Eastern Canada, Eastern Europe, Indian Subcontinent, Middle Asia, Middle Europe, Mongolia, North-Central U.S.A., Northeastern U.S.A., Northern Europe, Northwestern U.S.A., Russian Far East, Siberia, South-Central U.S.A., Southeastern Europe, Southwestern Europe, Southwestern U.S.A., Subarctic America, Western Canada
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alaska, Alberta, Altay, Amur, Austria, British Columbia, Buryatiya, China North-Central, China South-Central, Chita, Colorado, Czechoslovakia, East European Russia, Finland, France, Great Britain, Greenland, Iceland, Idaho, Inner Mongolia, Irkutsk, Italy, Japan, Kamchatka, Kazakhstan, Khabarovsk, Kirgizistan, Korea, Krasnoyarsk, Labrador, Magadan, Manchuria, Manitoba, Minnesota, Mongolia, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North European Russia, Northwest Territories, Norway, Nunavut, Ontario, Poland, Primorye, Qinghai, Québec, Romania, Sakhalin, South Dakota, Svalbard, Sweden, Switzerland, Tadzhikistan, Tibet, Tuva, Utah, Washington, West Himalaya, West Siberia, Wyoming, Xinjiang, Yakutskiya, Yukon

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