Common name:
Purple saxifrage
Family:
Scientific name:
Saxifraga oppositifolia
Main flower color:
Range:
Scotland and northern England, plus a few sites in Wales and northwest Ireland
Height:
A few cm - forms mats, with prostrate stems
Habitat:
Mountains, and rocky coastal areas in the far north
Flowers:
Up to 20 mm across; four clawed, non-overlapping purple petals, ten all-purple stamens, one pistil and five short green sepals. Flowers are borne singly, and are essentially stalkless
Leaves:
Opposite, thick, small (up to 6 mm long), dark green, lined by bristly white hairs
Season:
March to May
Rarity:
★★★★★
