Saxifraga cespitosa, L.

Tutin, T. G., Heywood, V. H., Burges, N. A., Moore, D. M., Valentine, D. H., Walters, S. M. & Webb, D. A., 1964, Flora Europaea - Volume 1. Lycopodiaceae to Platanaceae, Cambridge University Press : 374

68. S. cespitosa L. , Sp. Pl. 404 (1753) .

Leafy shoots short, caespitose, more or less erect, forming lax or rather dense cushions. Leaves mostly 3-lobed (rarely simple or 5-lobed), cuneate, with a broad but distinct petiole and oblong, obtuse or subacute lobes, densely covered with rather short glandular hairs; young leaves somewhat incurved. Flowering stem (1—)2-5—8(—12) cm, bearing 1—3(—5) protogynous flowers. Petals 4-5 mm, dull white, often slightly greenish or cream-coloured. Seeds very finely verruculose. 2« = 80. Arctic and subarctic Europe, extending locally southwards in the mountains to 53° N. in Britain and 50° N. in C. Ural. Br F a Fe Is N o Rs (N, C) Sb Su.