Saxifraga oppositifolia L.

 
  • Family : SAXIFRAGACEAE
    (Saxifrage Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : SAXIFRAGE FAMILY
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Saxifragaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Antiphylla asiatica (Hayek) Losinsk.; Antiphylla caerulea (Pers.) Haw.; Antiphylla oppositifolia (L.) Fourr.; Evaiezoa oppositifolia (L.) Raf.; Saxifraga asiatica Hayek; Saxifraga biflora Ledeb.; Saxifraga biflora subsp. epirotica D.A.Webb; Saxifraga caerulea Pers.; Saxifraga czekanowskii Sipliv.; Saxifraga duthiei Gand.; Saxifraga hegetschweileri Brügger; Saxifraga intermedia Nasarow; Saxifraga latina (A.Terracc.) Hayek; Saxifraga meridionalis (A.Terracc.) A.Terracc.; Saxifraga oppositifolia var. albiflora Lange; Saxifraga oppositifolia f. albiflora Y.H.Lu; Saxifraga oppositifolia subvar. albiflora (Lange) Engl. & Irmsch.; Saxifraga oppositifolia f. monstrosa Engl. & Irmsch.; Saxifraga oppositifolia f. schofieldii B.Boivin; Saxifraga retusa Cham.; Saxifraga vaccarii Petitm.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Saxifraga oppositifolia L.
  • Common name : Purple saxifrage, Purple mountain saxifrage
  • Habit : Perennial herb
  • Habitat : Alpine rock crevices, cliff ledges; 3900 - 5600 m. altitude
  • Flower, Fruit : July-August
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
  • Native : Subarctic & Subalpine Northern Hemisphere
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Subarctic & Subalpine Northern Hemisphere
  • Literature :
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 127
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Saxifraga oppositifolia. Downloaded on 6 December 2024.

India Distribution

World Distribution

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