Saxifraga geranioides

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
Species: Saxifraga geranioides

Name

Saxifraga geranioides L., Cent. Pl. I: 10 (1755).

Synonyms

Basionym
- Saxifraga geranioides subsp. eugeranioides Engl. & Irmsch. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 171: 326 (1916), not validly publ.
Homotypic
- Evaiezoa geranioides (L.) Raf., Fl. Tellur. 2: 70 (1837).
Heterotypic
- Evaiezoa ladanifera (Lapeyr.) Raf., Fl. Tellur. 2: 70 (1837).
- Evaiezoa palmata Raf., Fl. Tellur. 2: 70 (1837).
- Saxifraga candollei Tausch, Syll. Pl. Nov. 2: 242 (1828).
- Saxifraga geranioides f. candollei Engl. & Irmsch. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 171: 326 (1916).
- Saxifraga geranioides f. dissecta Luizet, Bull. Soc. Bot. France 57: 550 (1910).
- Saxifraga geranioides f. edentula Luizet, Bull. Soc. Bot. France 57: 550 (1910).
- Saxifraga geranioides var. multidentata (Luizet) Marret, Farrer & Capit., Icon. Fl. Alp.: 2(9), t. 320 (1919).
- Saxifraga geranioides f. multidentata Luizet, Bull. Soc. Bot. France 57: 550 (1910).
- Saxifraga geranioides var. obovata (Luizet) Marret, Farrer & Capit., Icon. Fl. Alp.: 2(9), t. 320 (1919).
- Saxifraga geranioides f. obovata Luizet, Bull. Soc. Bot. France 57: 550 (1910).
- Saxifraga geranioides var. palmata Gaut., Cat. Rais. Fl. Pyr.-Or.: 191 (1898).
- Saxifraga geranioides subsp. palmata (Gaut.) H.Marcailhou & A.Marcailhou, Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Autun 15: 337 (1902).
- Saxifraga geranioides f. palmatifida Luizet, Bull. Soc. Bot. France 57: 550 (1910).
- Saxifraga geranioides var. palmatifida (Luizet) Marret, Farrer & Capit., Icon. Fl. Alp.: 2(9), t. 320 (1919).
- Saxifraga geranioides var. ranunculifolia Ser. ex DC., Prodr. 4: 30 (1830).
- Saxifraga geranioides var. typica Engl. & Irmsch. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 171: 326 (1916), not validly publ.
- Saxifraga ladanifera Lapeyr., Fig. Fl. Pyrénées: 65 (1801).
- Saxifraga palmata Lapeyr., Fig. Fl. Pyrénées: 64 (1801), nom. illeg.
- Saxifraga quinquefida Lam., Fl. Franç. 3: 533 (1779).

Homonyms

Saxifraga geranioides Georgi, Beschr. Nation. Russ. Reich 3(4): 965 (1800), nom. illeg. = Micranthes nudicaulis (D.Don) Gornall & H.Ohba, J. Bot. Res. Inst. Texas 1: 1021 (2007).
Saxifraga geranioides Host, Syn. Pl. Austr.: 231 (1797), nom. illeg. = Saxifraga petraea L., Syst. Nat., ed. 10. 2: 1027 (1759).

Distribution

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

References

Additional references

Jalas, A.J.J., Suominen, J., Lampinen, R. & Kurtto, A. (eds.) 1999. Atlas Florae Europaeae. Distribution of vascular plants in Europe 12. Resedaceae to Platanaceae. 250 pp. The Committee for Mapping the Flora of Europe & Societas Biologica Fennica Vanamo, Helsinki. ISBN 951-9108-12-2 Internet Archive, Lending Library Reference page.

Links

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