Saxifraga stolonifera forma aptera

Family	Saxifragaceae
Scientific name	Saxifraga stolonifera Curtis forma aptera (Makino) H. Hara
Synonyms	(Synonyms of Saxifraga stolonifera Curtis forma aptera (Makino) H. Hara) Saxifraga sarmentosa L. var. aptera Makino (Synonyms of Saxifraga stolonifera Curtis) Diptera sarmentosa (L. f.) Losinskaja; Ligularia sarmentosa (L. f.) Haworth; Rupifraga sarmentosa (L. f.) Rafinesque; Saxifraga chaffanjonii H. Léveillé; Saxifraga chinensis Loureiro; Saxifraga cuscutiformis Loddiges; Saxifraga dumetorum I. B. Balfour; Saxifraga fortunei J. D. Hooker var. tricolor Lemaire; Saxifraga iochanensis H. Léveillé; Saxifraga ligulata Murray, not Wallich; Saxifraga sarmentosa L. f.; Saxifraga sarmentosa var. cuscutiformis (Loddiges) Seringe; Saxifraga sarmentosa var. immaculata Diels; Saxifraga sarmentosa var. tricolor (Lemaire) Maximowicz; Saxifraga stolonifera Meeburgh, not Curtis; Saxifraga stolonifera Meeburgh forma cuscutiformis (Loddiges) M. C. Tebbitt; Saxifraga stolonifera Meeburgh var. immaculata (Diels) Handel-Mazzetti; Saxifraga veitchiana I. B. Balfour; Sekika sarmentosa (L.) Moench; Sekika stolonifera Hara
Common name	(Japanese common name) hoshizaki-yuki-no-shita (ホシザキユキノシタ, 星咲雪ノ下[meaning: star flower under snow])
	(English common name) none
Distribution	(Japan) Honshu (Mt. Tsukuba)
	(Other nations) none
Habitat	Subalpine or mountane rocks or forest edge
Chromosomal number	unknown
Description	Scapes 14-40cm tall. Leaves 3-6cm long, 3-9cm wide. Flowers ca. 1.5-2cm across, lower petals very short or none, flowering in May to June. Perennial plants.
Reference	Saxifraga stolonifera Curtis
	Saxifraga stolonifera Curtis
Note	Endemic to Japan. Rare species.

May 2008 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden	May 2008 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden	May 2008 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden

May 2008 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden