West Highland Flora

Purple Saxifrage


Saxifraga Oppositifolia

 

Saxifraga Oppositifolia

Photo © Patrick Butler
Quiraing, Skye

Frequent on damp mountain rocks, also sometimes found at foot of mountains growing from seeds washed down by burns.

Flower diameter c 12-15 mm

ID: Flower colour unique among saxifrages.

Other features: Leaves very densely packed, a dark blue-green colour, often secreting lime at the tip.  Flowers very early in the year, but may produce a few bonus flowers later in the summer.

 

Saxifraga Oppositifolia

Photo © Carl Farmer
31 May 2003 Storr, Skye
 

Fruit capsules


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