Saxifraga cespitosa L., 1753 22% complete

Tufted alpine saxifrage

Sp. Pl.: 404 (1753)


Data sources

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Sourced6 Source not recorded10 Not on the record7 Sources: TRY Plant Trait Database
Field Shown What the sources say
Core
Author L. No source recorded
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Bibliography Sp. Pl.: 404 (1753) No source recorded
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Phylum Tracheophyta No source recorded
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Rank species No source recorded
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Status accepted No source recorded
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Year 1753 No source recorded
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Descriptive
Common name Tufted alpine saxifrage No source recorded
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Observations Subarctic to W. & WC. U.S.A., Maine No source recorded
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Morphology
Average height 3 cm Sourced
Biological type chamaephyte Sourced
Growth habit Forb/herb No source recorded
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Maximum height 10 cm Sourced
Vegetable false No source recorded
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Phenology
Bloom months jan Sourced
Duration empty Not on the record
Ecology
Ground humidity empty
  • 5 / 12 · fresh, never flooded (mesohydric) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178
Not on the record
Light empty
  • 7 / 9 · half-light to light · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178
Not on the record
Nitrogen fixation None Sourced
Soil nutriments empty
  • 1 / 9 · extremely poor (hyperoligotrophic) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178
Not on the record
Soil salinity 0 / 9 · absent from saline soils
  • 0 / 9 · absent from saline soils · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 174, 178
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Other
Propagation method — Not on the record
Shade tolerance — Not on the record
Soil ph indicator — Not on the record