Pan India Bouquets

Saxifraga saginoides Hook.f. & Thomson

Family : Saxifragaceae
(Saxifrage Family)
Family (Hindi name) : SAXIFRAGE FAMILY
Family (as per The APG System III) : Saxifragaceae
Synonym(s) : Hirculus saginoides (Hook.f. & Thomson) Losinsk.; Saxifraga deminuta Harry Sm.; Saxifraga matt-viridish Harry Sm.
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Saxifraga saginoides Hook.f. & Thomson
Common name : Pearlwort Saxifrage
Habit : Perennial herb
Habitat : Rock slopes, scree slopes, stony places, alpine scrub meadows, alpine meadows; 4000 - 5500 m. altitude
Comments / notes : At least some populations appear to be dioecious.
Flower, Fruit : June-September
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
- Sikkim : Sikkim
Native : Bhutan, East Himalaya, Nepal, Tibet
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : Himalaya to S. Tibet
Literature : Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 127; 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: 513
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 saginoides. Downloaded on 1 June 2023.