Pan India Bouquets

Saxifraga hispidula D.Don

Family : Saxifragaceae
(Saxifrage Family)
Family (Hindi name) : SAXIFRAGE FAMILY
Family (as per The APG System III) : Saxifragaceae
Synonym(s) : Hirculus hispidulus Losinsk.; Saxifraga evolvuloidea St.-Lag.; Saxifraga evolvuloides Wall. ex Ser.; Saxifraga potentilliflora H.Lév.
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Saxifraga hispidula D.Don
Habit : Perennial herb
Habitat : Rocks and rock crevices in Fir forest, forest margins, scrub, alpine meadows, cliffs; 2300 - 5600 m. altitude
Comments / notes : The typical var. hispidula has entire leaves whereas in var. doniana Engler the leaves have toothed margins
Flower, Fruit : July-September
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
- Sikkim : Sikkim
Native : Bhutan, China, East Himalaya, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Tibet
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : Himalaya to China (Central Sichuan, North-West Yunnan) and North Myanmar
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; GRIERSON A.J.C. & LONG D.G. (1983). FLORA OF BHUTAN INCLUDING A RECORD OF PLANTS FROM SIKKIM Vol. 1: Part 3. ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN, EDINBURGH: 500
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 hispidula. Downloaded on 24 March 2023.