Saxifragaceae

Thymeleaf saxifrage

Saxifraga serpyllifolia Pursh

Family: Saxifragaceae
Genus: Saxifraga

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Thymeleaf saxifrage (Saxifraga serpyllifolia) — FlowerPhoto: Rob Foster, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

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English: Thymeleaf saxifrage, Ciliate saxifrage

Synonyms

Evaiezoa esholtzi Raf.
Evaiezoa serpyllifolia (Pursh) Raf.
Hirculus serpyllifolius (Pursh) W.A.Weber
Leptasea serpyllifolia (Pursh) Small
Saxifraga bicolor Sternb.
Saxifraga eschscholtzii Cham. ex DC.
Saxifraga fischeri Ser.
Saxifraga glutinosa Sipliv.
Saxifraga pallasiana Sternb.
Saxifraga scapigera Willd. ex Sternb.
Saxifraga serpyllifolia f. purpurea (Hultén) B.Boivin
Saxifraga serpyllifolia subsp. glutinosa (Sipliv.) Kozhevn.
Saxifraga serpyllifolia var. purpurea Hultén
Saxifraga serpyllifolia var. viscosa Trautv.

Flowers

In flower: July to August (from 33 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Alaska: native, Canada: native

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Rob Foster, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Syd Cannings, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Игорь Загребин, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Илья Руденко, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Илья Руденко, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Photo: Сергей Крыленко, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Илья Руденко, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Илья Руденко, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Илья Руденко, 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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.