About Saxifraga cuneifolia L.
Scientific name: Saxifraga cuneifolia L. This species reaches an average height of 10–25 centimetres (4–10 in). It has a woody, creeping stem. Its leaves are alternate, arranged in a basal rosette, fleshy and slightly leathery, wedge-shaped, obovate or roundish, and notched along the margins. Its flowers are grouped into a loose, irregularly branched inflorescence that holds 5 to 15 flowers. Each flower has five white petals that measure 2.5 to 4 mm long. Its flowering period runs from May through July. It is pollinated by insects, and its fruit is a capsule. Saxifraga cuneifolia, also called Lesser Londonpride, is native to mountain regions of central and southern Europe. Its native range extends from northwestern Spain across the Pyrenees, Cevennes, Alps, and Apennines, as far east and north as the eastern and southern Carpathians, and northern Croatia and Bosnia-Herzegovina. It grows in woods (mainly beech or chestnut woods), on shaded rocks and boulders. It grows primarily in humid areas with humus-rich soil, at altitudes between 400 and 1,600 metres (1,300–5,200 ft) above sea level.
