Pan India Bouquets

Saxifraga cernua L.

Family : Saxifragaceae
(Saxifrage Family)
Family (Hindi name) : SAXIFRAGE FAMILY
Family (as per The APG System III) : Saxifragaceae
Synonym(s) : Lobaria cernua (L.) Haw.; Miscopetalum cernuum (L.) Gray; Saxifraga cernua f. bulbillosa Engl. & Irmsch.; Saxifraga cernua f. cryptopetala Rosenv.; Saxifraga cernua var. exilioides Polunin; Saxifraga cernua f. exilioides (Polunin) Scoggan; Saxifraga cernua var. genuina Abrom.; Saxifraga cernua var. humilis Lange; Saxifraga cernua var. latibracteata Fernald & Weath.; Saxifraga cernua f. latibracteata (Fernald & Weath.) Polunin; Saxifraga simulata Small
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Saxifraga cernua L.
Common name : Nodding Saxifrage, Drooping Saxifrage, Bulblet Saxifrage
Habit : Perennial herb
Habitat : Forests, forest margins, alpine meadows, alpine rock crevices; 2200 - 5500 m. altitude
Flower, Fruit : June-September
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
Native : Subarctic & Subalpine Northern Hemisphere
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : Subarctic & Subalpine Northern Hemisphere
Literature : Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 126
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Saxifraga cernua. Downloaded on 1 July 2022.