Common name:
Starry saxifrage
Family:
Scientific name:
Saxifraga stellaris
Main flower color:
Range:
Upland regions of Scotland, north England and north Wales, and Ireland
Height:
Up to 25 cm
Habitat:
Damp, often rocky places, including springs, flushes and streamsides
Flowers:
The five petals are ovate, well-separated, pure white with two yellow spots towards the base. The ten stamens have white, translucent filaments and orange-red anthers. Sepals are about half as long as the petals, and recurved at maturity. Flowers are arranged in an open cluster, on a leafless stalk
Leaves:
Sessile, oblong, irregularly toothed, with a sparse covering of relatively thick hairs. In a basal rosette
Season:
June to August
Rarity:
★★★★★
