Pan India Bouquets

Saxifraga hirculus L.

Family : Saxifragaceae
(Saxifrage Family)
Family (Hindi name) : SAXIFRAGE FAMILY
Family (as per The APG System III) : Saxifragaceae
Synonym(s) : Hirculus propinquus (R.Br.) Haw.; Hirculus prorepens (Fisch. ex Sternb.) Á.Löve & D.Löve; Hirculus punctatus Raf.; Hirculus ranunculoides Haw.; Hirculus ranunculoides subsp. alpina (Engl.) Á.Löve; Kingstonia guttata Gray; Leptasea alaskana Small; Leptasea hirculus (L.) Small; Saxifraga alaskana (Small) Fedde; Saxifraga autumnalis L.; Saxifraga flava Lam.; Saxifraga gyacaensis subsp. alpina (Engl.) Podlech; Saxifraga hirculus var. alpina Engl.; Saxifraga hirculus subsp. alpina (Engl.) Á.Löve; Saxifraga hirculus subsp. coloradensis Hedberg; Saxifraga hirculus subsp. compacta Hedberg; Saxifraga hirculus var. humilis (Engl. & Irmsch.) H.Chuang; Saxifraga hirculus f. humilis Engl. & Irmsch.; Saxifraga hirculus var. major (Engl. & Irmsch.) J.T.Pan; Saxifraga hirculus subsp. propinqua (R.Br.) Á.Löve & D.Löve; Saxifraga hirculus var. propinqua (R.Br.) Simmons; Saxifraga hirculus var. uniflora Sternb.; Saxifraga lanuginosa Jacquem. ex Decne.; Saxifraga lutea Gilib.; Saxifraga nutans Adams; Saxifraga palustris Salisb.; Saxifraga propinqua R.Br.; Saxifraga prorepens Fisch. ex Sternb.; Saxifraga reflexa St.-Lag.
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Saxifraga hirculus L.
Common name : Marsh saxifrage, Yellow marsh saxifrage, Bog saxifrage
Habit : Perennial herb
Habitat : Forests, alpine meadows, rock crevices, scree, moist banks; 2100 - 5000 m. altitude
Key identification features : Densely brown-villous stems and in the petals being as long as or shorter than the sepals
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 hirculus. Downloaded on 21 May 2022.

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