Saxifraga hyperborea

Saxifraga hyperborea

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. Mesogyne
Species: Saxifraga hyperborea

Name

Saxifraga hyperborea R.Br., Chlor. Melvill. 16. 1823.

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Saxifraga rivularis subsp. hyperborea (R.Br.) Dorn, Vasc. Pl. Wyoming 300. 1988.
• Heterotypic
  • Saxifraga flexuosa Sternb., Revis. Saxifrag., Suppl. 2: 38. 1831.
  • Saxifraga rivularis var. flexuosa (Sternb.) Engl. & Irmsch. in Engl., Pflanzenreich IV-117, 67: 282. 1916.
  • Saxifraga rivularis subsp. flexuosa (Sternb.) Gjaerev., Kongel. Norske Vidensk. Selsk. Skr. (Trondheim) 1963, 4: 61. 1964.
  • Saxifraga rivularis var. purpurascens Lange, Consp. Fl. Groenland.: 62. 1880.

References

• Brown, R.. 1823 Chlor. Melvill. 16
• Saxifraga hyperborea R.Br. – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
• Elven, R. & al. (eds.) 2003– Annotated Checklist of the Panarctic Flora (PAF). Published online. Accessed: 2015 Nov 08
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Saxifraga hyperborea. Published online. Accessed: Nov 30 2019.

Vernacular names

English: Pygmy saxifrage
suomi: Naparikko
norsk: Polarsildre
svenska: Polarbräcka

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