Saxifraga adscendens

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Saxifragales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Ordo: Saxifragales

Familia: Saxifragaceae
Tribus: Saxifrageae
Genus: Saxifraga
Sectio: Saxifraga sect. Saxifraga
Subsectio: S. subsect. Tridactylites
Species: Saxifraga adscendens
Subspecies: S. a. subsp. adscendens – S. a. subsp. discolor – S. a. subsp. parnassica

Name

Saxifraga adscendens L., Sp. Pl.: 405 (1753).

Synonyms

Homotypic
- Muscaria adscendens (L.) Small in N.L.Britton & al. (eds.), N. Amer. Fl. 22: 129 (1905).
- Saxifraga tridactylites var. adscendens (L.) Bolzon, Nuovo Giorn. Bot. Ital., n.s., 21: 185 (1914).
- Saxifraga tridactylites subsp. adscendens (L.) A.Blytt, Handb. Norges Fl.: 470 (1906).
Heterotypic
- Saxifraga bellardii All., Fl. Pedem. 2: 72 (1785).
- Saxifraga petraea var. bellardii (All.) Gaudin, Fl. Helv. 3: 118 (1828).
- Saxifraga tridactylites subsp. bellardii (All.) Arcang., Comp. Fl. Ital.: 250 (1882).

Homonyms

Saxifraga adscendens Vahl, Skr. Naturhist.-Selsk. 2(1): 12 (1792), nom. illeg. = Saxifraga aquatica Lapeyr., Fig. Fl. Pyrénées: 53 (1801).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Europe
- Eastern Europe
  - Baltic States, North European Russia, Ukraine.
- Middle Europe
  - Austria, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Poland, Switzerland.
- Northern Europe
  - Finland, Norway, Sweden.
- Southeastern Europe
  - Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Romania, Sicilia, Yugoslavia.
- Southwestern Europe
  - France.
Asia-Temperate
- Caucasus
  - North Caucasus.
- Western Asia
  - Turkey.
Northern America
- Northwestern U.S.A.
  - Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming.
- Southwestern U.S.A.
  - Nevada, Utah.
- Subarctic America
  - Alaska, Northwest TerritoriesYukon
- Western Canada
  - Alberta, British Columbia.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus I: 405. Reference page.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Saxifraga adscendens in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Apr 4. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2025. Saxifraga adscendens. Published online. Accessed: 4 Apr 2025. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2025. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Saxifraga adscendens. Accessed: 4 Apr 2025.
Hassler, M. 2025. Saxifraga adscendens. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2025. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Apr 4. Reference page.

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Aufsteigender Steinbrech
English: ascending saxifrage, wedgeleaf saxifrage
suomi: Kalliorikko
magyar: Hegyi kőtörőfű
polski: Skalnica dwuletnia