Saxifraga oppositifolia L., 1753 33% complete

Purple mountain saxifrage

Sp. Pl.: 402 (1753)


Data sources

Each value Trefle shows for Saxifraga oppositifolia, with what every source says about it. When sources disagree, the strongest source is shown (how sources are ranked). Values imported before sources were recorded one by one are marked Source not recorded.

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Sourced10 Differs from sources1 Source not recorded10 Not on the record8 Sources: TRY Plant Trait Database
Field Shown What the sources say
Core
Author L. No source recorded
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Bibliography Sp. Pl.: 402 (1753) No source recorded
Source not recorded
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 Purple mountain saxifrage No source recorded
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Observations Subarctic & Subalpine Northern Hemisphere No source recorded
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Morphology
Average height 2 cm
  • 2 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 15 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 178, 251, 468, 726, 818, 897
Sourced
Biological type chamaephyte
  • chamaephyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 19 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 174, 178, 580, 918
Sourced
Flower color blue, purple Differs from sources
Foliage texture empty Not on the record
Fruit shape empty Not on the record
Growth habit Forb/herb No source recorded
Source not recorded
Maximum height 14 cm
  • 14 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 178, 251, 468, 726, 818, 897
Sourced
Vegetable false No source recorded
Source not recorded
Phenology
Bloom months jan, feb, jun Sourced
Duration perennial
  • perennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 5 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 110, 178, 818, 918
Sourced
Ecology
Ground humidity 6 / 12 · moist (meso-hygrophilous)
  • 6 / 12 · moist (meso-hygrophilous) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 489
Sourced
Light 9 / 9 · full sun Sourced
Nitrogen fixation None Sourced
Soil nutriments empty
  • 2 / 9 · very poor (peroligotrophic) · 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 178, 489
Sourced
Cultivation
Minimum root depth 7 cm Sourced
Usda legacy
C n ratio empty Not on the record
Other
Propagation method — Not on the record
Shade tolerance — Not on the record
Soil ph indicator — Not on the record
Temperature indicator — Not on the record