Jump to content

Saxifraga tridactylites

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Jowaninpensans (talk | contribs) at 16:01, 5 July 2020 (category). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Saxifraga tridactylites
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Saxifragales
Family: Saxifragaceae
Genus: Saxifraga
Species:
S. tridactylites
Binomial name
Saxifraga tridactylites
Saxifraga tridactylites on limestone outcrop, Derbyshire, England.

Saxifraga tridactylites, the rue-leaved saxifrage[1] or "nailwort", is a species of plant in the family Saxifragaceae.

Rue-leaved saxifrage is an annual plant with distinctive, trilobed, fleshy leaves and red stems. These stems, the leaves and the sepals are covered in numerous sticky glands.

References

  1. ^ "BSBI List 2007". Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-01-25. Retrieved 2014-10-17.