Saxifraga tridactylites Linnaeus var. alpina Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 1: 404. 1753.

"Habitat β in Alpibus Lapponicis, Pyrenaeis." RCN: 3170.

Replaced synonym of: Saxifraga petraea L. (1759) .

Lectotype (Webb in Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 95: 266. 1987): [icon] " Saxifraga alba petraea" in Clusius, Rar. Pl. Hist. 2: 337. 1601.

Current name: Saxifraga tridactylites L. var. alpina L. ( Saxifragaceae).