Saxifraga brachypoda D.Don

 
  • Family : SAXIFRAGACEAE
    (Saxifrage Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : SAXIFRAGE FAMILY
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Saxifragaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Hirculus brachypodus Losinsk.; Saxifraga glandulosa Wall.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Saxifraga brachypoda D.Don
  • Common name : Spiny-Leaf Saxifrage
  • Habit : Perennial herb
  • Habitat : Forests, scrub, alpine meadows, steep gullies, rock crevices, rocky slopes; 2500 - 5000 m. altitude
  • Key identification features : Numerous narrow-lanceshaped rigid spine-tipped leaves arranged regularly on long stems, with single golden yellow flower at the end of the stem
  • Flower, Fruit : July-October
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • West Bengal : Darjeeling district
  • Native : Bhutan, China, East Himalaya, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Tibet
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Himalaya to China (North & Central Sichuan, North-West Yunnan) and Myanmar
  • Literature :
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 126
    • GRIERSON A.J.C. & LONG D.G. (1983). FLORA OF BHUTAN INCLUDING A RECORD OF PLANTS FROM SIKKIM Vol. 1: Part 3. ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN, EDINBURGH: 503-504
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Saxifraga brachypoda. Downloaded on 13 October 2024.

India Distribution

World Distribution

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