Saxifragaceae

Mossy saxifrage

Saxifraga moschata Wulfen

Family: Saxifragaceae
Genus: Saxifraga

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Mossy saxifrage (Saxifraga moschata) — FlowerPhoto: Étienne Léveillé-Bourret, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (8)

Catalan: Saxífraga moscada
Czech: Lomikámen pižmový
English: Mossy saxifrage, Musky saxifrage
German: Moschus-Steinbrech
hsb: Pižmowy rupik
Macedonian: Мошусна каменоломка
Polish: Skalnica darniowa
Russian: Камнеломка мускусная

Synonyms

Saxifraga exarata subsp. moschata (Wulfen) Cavill.
Saxifraga moschata subsp. eumoschata Engl. & Irmsch.
Saxifraga muscoides f. moschata (Wulfen) Gaudin
Saxifraga muscoides subsp. moschata (Wulfen) Nyman
Saxifraga muscoides var. moschata (Wulfen) Mert. & W.D.J.Koch

Flowers

In flower: June to August (from 301 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Étienne Léveillé-Bourret, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Karsten Rohweder, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: pavlaki1968, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Chris D Thomas, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: User:Tigerente, CC BY 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Ghislain118, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Lieven Decrick, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Philipp Weigell, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Wolfgang Jauch, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Isidre blanc, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Isidre blanc, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.