Saxifraga aizoides

Saxifraga aizoides

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Saxifragaceae
Tribus: Saxifrageae
Genus: Saxifraga
Sectio: Saxifraga sect. Porphyrion
Subsectio: Saxifraga subsect. Mutatae
Species: Saxifraga aizoides

Name

Saxifraga aizoides L., Sp. Pl. 1: 403 (1753).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Saxifraga alpina Salisb., Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 306 (1796), nom. superfl.
  • Leptasea aizoides (L.) Haw., Saxifrag. Enum. 1: 40 (1821).
  • Evaiezoa aizoides (L.) Raf., Fl. Tellur. 2: 70 (1837).
  • Saxifraga aizoides var. euaizoides Engl. & Irmsch. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 117: 467 (1919), nom. inval.
• Heterotypic
  • Saxifraga autumnalis Jacq., Observ. Bot. 1: 31 (1764), nom. illeg.
  • Saxifraga atrorubens Bertol., J. Bot. Agric. 2: 76 (1813).
    • Saxifraga aizoides var. atrorubens (Bertol.) Rchb., Fl. Germ. Excurs. 558 (1832).
  • Saxifraga crocea Gaudin, Nat. Anz. Schweiz. Ges. 1: 69 (1818).
    • Muscaria crocea (Gaudin) Haw., Saxifrag. Enum. 1: 38 (1821).
    • Saxifraga aizoides var. crocea Gaudin, Fl. Helv. 3: 102 (1828).
    • Saxifraga aizoides f. crocea (Gaudin) Vollm., Fl. Bayern: 336 (1914).
    • Leptasea aizoides f. crocea (Gaudin) Moldenke, Lloydia 13: 223 (1950).
  • Saxifraga aizoides var. aurantia Hartm., Kongl. Vetensk. Acad. Handl. 1818: 159 (1818).
    • Saxifraga aizoides f. aurantia (Hartm.) Lindm., Sv. Fanerogamfl. 300 (1918).
  • Saxifraga aizoides f. aurantiaca Sternb., Revis. Saxifrag., Suppl. 2: 27 (1831).
  • Saxifraga aizoides f. pallida Sternb., Revis. Saxifrag., Suppl. 2: 27 (1831).
  • Saxifraga aizoides var. autumnalis Schur, Verh. Mitth. Siebenbürg. Vereins Naturwiss. Hermannstadt 3(6): 86 (1852), nom. inval.
  • Saxifraga aizoidoides Miégev., Bull. Soc. Bot. France 12: 22 (1865).
  • Saxifraga aizoidea St.-Lag., Ann. Soc. Bot. Lyon 7: 134 (1880), orth. var.
  • Saxifraga aizoides var. amphidoxa Beck, Fl. Nieder-Österreich 2: 674 (1892).
    • Saxifraga aizoides f. amphidoxa (Beck) Braun-Blanq. in G. Hegi, Ill. Fl. Mitt.-Eur. 4(2): 596 (1922).
  • Saxifraga aizoides var. dentifera Beck, Fl. Nieder-Österreich 2: 674 (1892).
  • Saxifraga aizoides var. vallesiaca Briq., Bull. Soc. Bot. Genève 1897: 71 (1897).
    • Saxifraga aizoides f. vallesiaca (Briq.) Braun-Blanq. in G. Hegi, Ill. Fl. Mitt.-Eur. 4(2): 596 (1922).
  • Saxifraga vanbruntiae Small, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 25: 316 (1898).
    • Leptasea vanbruntiae (Small) Small in N.L.Britton & al. (eds.), N. Amer. Fl. 22: 153 (1905).
  • Saxifraga aizoides subf. bruntiae Engl. & Irmsch. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 117: 468 (1919).
  • Saxifraga aizoides f. flava Engl. & Irmsch. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 117: 468 (1919).
  • Saxifraga aizoides var. brachypetala Murr, Neue Übers. Bl.-Pfl. Vorarlberg Liechtenstein 2: 140 (1923).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe Regional: Northern Europe Finland, Great Britain, Iceland, Ireland, Norway, Svalbard, Sweden. Regional: Middle Europe Austria, Czechia-Slovakia, Germany, Poland, Switzerland. Regional: Southwestern Europe France, Spain. Regional: Southeastern Europe Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Romania, Northwest Balkan Peninsula. Regional: Eastern Europe North European Russia, Ukraine. Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Siberia West Siberia. Continental: Northern America Regional: Subarctic America Alaska, Greenland, Nunavut, Northwest Territories, Yukon. Regional: Western Canada Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba. Regional: Eastern Canada Labrador, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Québec. Regional: Northeastern U.S.A. Michigan, New York, Vermont. 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: 403. Reference page. 

Links

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

Vernacular names

• Deutsch: Fetthennen-Steinbrech
• English: Yellow (Mountain) Saxifrage
• suomi: Kultarikko
• français: Saxifrage faux Orpin
• hornjoserbsce: Seršćikaty rupik
• Nederlands: Gele bergsteenbreek
• polski: Skalnica nakrapiana
• davvisámegiella: Gollenárti
• svenska: Gullbräcka

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