Saxifragaceae

Saxifraga petraea L.

Family: Saxifragaceae
Genus: Saxifraga

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Saxifraga petraea (Saxifraga petraea) — FlowerPhoto: Rolf A. Engelmann, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (3)

Chinese: 玫瑰虎耳草
German: Felsen-Steinbrech
Slovenian: Skalni kamnokreč

Synonyms

Ponista petrea Raf.
Saxifraga geranioides Host
Saxifraga petraea var. foliosa Gaudin
Saxifraga petraea var. integrifolia Gaudin
Saxifraga petraea var. littoralis Gaudin
Saxifraga petrosa Vahl ex Steud.
Saxifraga ponae Sternb.
Saxifraga rupestris Willd.
Saxifraga tridactylites var. alpina L.
Saxifraga tridactylites var. petraea (L.) Wahlenb.
Tridactylites petraeus Haw.

Flowers

In flower: May to June (from 85 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Rolf A. Engelmann, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Ljaž, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Yves Bas, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Bastien Alegot, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Pieter Huybrechts, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Fabian Graubereich, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Patrick Schwager, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Thierry Arbault, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Adam Śliż, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Dino Babić, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Ljaž, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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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.