Saxifraga hypnoides L.
(Mossy Saxifrage)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesSaxifraga hypnoides (Mossy Saxifrage)
GenusSaxifraga (saxifrages)
FamilySAXIFRAGACEAE (saxifrages)
OrderSAXIFRAGALES (saxifrages, stonecrops, peonies, currants and gooseberries)
SubclassEU-DICOTS (dicotyledonous flowering plants)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Saxifraga hypnoides (Mossy Saxifrage) :
1: Saxifraga hypnoides (Mossy Saxifrage)
3 Jul 2005 OSGR: SO23 51° 60’ N, 3° 10’ W Vice County: Brecon (VC 42) Wales
Image 1: Foliage
2: Saxifraga hypnoides (Mossy Saxifrage)
2 Jul 2005 OSGR: SO23 51° 60’ N, 3° 10’ W Vice County: Brecon (VC 42) Wales
by hill stream, with a single late flower still open
Image 1: Leaf - close-upImage 2: Leafy shoot - close-upImage 3: Leafy shoot - pale backgroundImage 4: Plant - in situImage 5: Plant - in situ (2)Image 6: Plant - in situ (3)Image 7: Plant - in situ (4)Image 8: Plant - in situ - close-upImage 9: Shoot - pale backgroundImage 10: Shoot - side view - close-upImage 11: Shoots - top view - close-upImage 12: Flower (the last one!) - face view - enlargedImage 13: Flower (the last one!) - side view - enlargedImage 14: Leaf - top surface - highly enlargedImage 15: Leaf - top surface - highly enlarged (2)Image 16: Leaf - under surface - highly enlarged

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Pearman, D. & Walker, K. 2004 Comment: Rare plant introductions in the UK: creative conservation or wildflower gardening? British Wildlife Vol 15, No. 3: 174-182.

Saxifraga hypnoides (Mossy Saxifrage) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Saxifraga hypnoides (Mossy Saxifrage)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 2 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Saxifraga hypnoides (Mossy Saxifrage)
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