Saxifraga rotundifolia

Taxonavigation[edit]

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. Cotylea
Species: Saxifraga rotundifolia
Subspecies: S. r. subsp. chrysospleniifolia – S. r. subsp. rotundifolia
Varietates: S. r. var. coriifolia

Name[edit]

Saxifraga rotundifolia L., Sp. Pl.: 403 (1753).

Synonyms[edit]

Homotypic
- Geum rotundifolium (L.) Moench, Methodus: 64 (1794).
- Miscopetalum rotundifolium (L.) Haw., Syn. Pl. Succ.: 323 (1812).

Distribution[edit]

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe
- Regional: Northern Europe
  - Great Britain (introduced).
- Regional: Middle Europe
  - Austria, Belgium (introduced), Czechoslovakia, Germany, Switzerland.
- Regional: Southwestern Europe
  - Corse, France, Spain.
- Regional: Southeastern Europe
  - Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Kriti, Romania, Sicilia, Yugoslavia.
Continental: Asia-Temperate
- Regional: Caucasus
  - North Caucasus, Transcaucasus.
- Regional: Western Asia
  - East Aegean Islands, Iran, Turkey.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References[edit]

Primary references[edit]

Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus I: 403. Reference page.

Links[edit]

Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Saxifraga rotundifolia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Sep 11. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2023. Saxifraga rotundifolia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 11 Sep 2023.
International Plant Names Index. 2023. Saxifraga rotundifolia. Published online. Accessed: 11 Sep 2023.
Hassler, M. 2023. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Saxifraga rotundifolia. Accessed: 11 Sep 2023.
Euro+Med 2006 onwards: Saxifraga rotundifolia in Euro+Med PlantBase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Sep 11.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Saxifraga rotundifolia in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names[edit]

Cymraeg: Tormaen deilgrwn
Deutsch: Rundblättriger Steinbrech
English: Round-leaved Saxifrage
suomi: Lehtorikko
français: Saxifrage à feuilles rondes
hornjoserbsce: Kulojty rupik
Nederlands: Rondbladige steenbreek
polski: Skalnica okrągłolistna
svenska: Prickbräcka

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