Saxifraga × arendsii
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Saxifragales |
| Family: | Saxifragaceae |
| Genus: | Saxifraga |
| Species: | S. × arendsii
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Saxifraga × arendsii, or as a cultivar group Saxifraga Mossy Group, known as the mossy saxifrage, is a perennial garden flowering plant. It is a group of horticultural hybrids having a complex crossbred heritage, mainly of Saxifraga moschata, Saxifraga rosacea, and Saxifraga granulata.[1]
Description
[edit]Saxifraga × arendsii can reach a height of 5–10 centimetres (2.0–3.9 in). This evergreen perennial herbaceous plant has leaves arranged in a dense basal rosette. The surface-spreading, cushion to mound-forming, mossy leaves are glossy, bright green, linear, oval or oblong. Flowers are at the ends of short, strong stems. They are solitary, tiny, cup-shaped or star-shaped, and may be white, bright pink or dark red. They bloom from March to August.
References
[edit]- ^ "Saxifraga × arendsii". Plant Finder. Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 2023-11-07.
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