Saxifraga aspera

Saxifraga aspera

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. Trachyphyllum
Species: Saxifraga aspera

Name

Saxifraga aspera L., Sp. Pl.: 402 (1753).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Ciliaria aspera (L.) Haw., Saxifrag. Enum. 42 (1821).
  • Saxifraga aspera subsp. euaspera Engl. & Irmsch. in Engl., Pflanzenr. 67: 450 (1919).
  • Saxifraga aspera var. genuina Gren. & Godr., Fl. France 1: 641 1848, nom. inval.

• Heterotypic
  • Saxifraga aspera f. intermedia Engl. & Irmsch. in Engl., Pflanzenr. 67: 451 (1919).
  • Saxifraga aspera f. orfilae Engl. & Irmsch. in Engl., Pflanzenr. 67: 451 (1919).
  • Saxifraga aspera f. vulgaris Engl. & Irmsch. in Engl., Pflanzenr. 67: 451 (1919), nom. inval.
  • Saxifraga aspera subsp. etrusca (Pignatti) Foggi & P.Romagnoli, Fl. Medit. 15: 249 (2005).
  • Saxifraga aspera subsp. elongata (Gaudin) P.Fourn., Quatre Fl. Fr.: 470 (1936).
  • Saxifraga aspera subsp. micrantha Pignatti, Giorn. Bot. Ital. 103: 172 (1969).
  • Saxifraga aspera var. aurina Lausi in Pignatti, Giorn. Bot. Ital. 103: 172 (1969).
  • Saxifraga aspera var. brevicaulis Engl. & Irmsch. in Engl., Pflanzenr. 67: 451 (1919).
  • Saxifraga aspera var. elongata Gaudin, Fl. Helv. 1: 108 (1828).
  • Saxifraga aspera var. hugueninii (Brügger) Engl. & Irmsch. in Engl., Pflanzenr. 67: 451 (1919).
  • Saxifraga bryoides var. aspera (L.) L., in?
  • Saxifraga etrusca Pignatti, Giorn. Bot. Ital. 103: 172 (1969).
  • Saxifraga hugueninii Brügger, Gartenflora 35: 486, t. 1230b (1886).
  • Saxifraga intermedia Hegetschw., Fl. Helv. 1: 288. 1828, nom. illeg. non Link (1821).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Europe Middle Europe Austria, Switzerland. Southeastern Europe Italy. Southwestern Europe France, Spain. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus I: 402. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Conti, F., Abbate G., Alessandrini, A. & Blasi C. 2005. An annotated checklist of the Italian vascular flora. 420 pp., Palombi Editori, Roma. ISBN 88-7621-458-5. PDF. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Saxifraga aspera 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 aspera. Published online. Accessed: 4 Apr 2025. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2025. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Saxifraga aspera. Accessed: 4 Apr 2025.
• Hassler, M. 2025. Saxifraga aspera. 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. 

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