Saxifraga hypnoides explained

Saxifraga hypnoides, called mossy saxifrage, cut-leaved saxifrage, Dovedale moss, Eve's cushion, Indian moss, lady's cushion, and queen's cushion, is a species of flowering plant in the family Saxifragaceae.[1] It is native to northwestern Europe; Iceland, the Faroe Islands, Norway, Ireland, Great Britain, Belgium, and France, and has been introduced to Czechia, the Eastern Himalayas, and Tibet.[2] In the north of its range a tetraploid form predominates, and in the south a diploid form is more likely to be found.[3]

For forms in gardens (red, pinkish or white flowered) see Saxifraga × arendsii.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Saxifraga hypnoides (15) mossy saxifrage . 2021 . The Royal Horticultural Society . 2 May 2021 .
  2. Web site: Saxifraga hypnoides L. . . Plants of the World Online . Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . 2 May 2021 .
  3. Gornall . R. J. . Wentworth . J. E. . Variation in the Chromosome Number of Parnassia palustris L. in the British Isles . The New Phytologist . 1993 . 123 . 2 . 383–388 . 10.1111/j.1469-8137.1993.tb03749.x . 2558009 . free .