Skye Flora

Starry Saxifrage


Saxifraga stellaris

 

Saxifraga stellaris

Photo © Carl Farmer
22 Aug 2002 Glamaig, Isle of Skye

Locally common in wet places on mountains, and occasionally at lower levels.

Flower diameter c 10 mm

Skye ID: Petals white with two yellow dots.

Other features: Sepals downturned.  Leaves all in a basal rosette or in non-flowering shoots.  Leaves have few scattered teeth.  Leaves and lower part of stem with long white hairs.

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Saxifraga stellaris

Photo © Carl Farmer
22 Aug 2002 Glamaig, Isle of Skye

  Saxifraga stellaris

Photo © Carl Farmer
13 Jul 2002 Geilo, Norway

 

Saxifraga stellaris

Photo © Carl Farmer
13 Jul 2002 Geilo, Norway

 

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