English: Mossy Saxifrage; Mossy flower.
Synonym: Saxifraga continentalis.
French: Saxifrage faux-hypne.
Region: Europe.
Habitat: uncommon plant; calcareous rocks, pastures in the hilly districts of Britain.

BotanyHerb; perennial; very variable; mat- or cushion-forming; evergreen.
Stem: slender, wiry.
Leaves: numerous rather lax rosettes of basal leaves; lobed; hairy; pale yellow-green, often flushed red when growing in sun
Stem: long, creeping, barren shoots.
Inflorescence: flowering scapes; 15 to 30 cm high.
Flowers: white, yellow centre; nodding in bud; secondary pedicels long; calyx lobes acute; petals cream coloured, narrowly ovate, usually non-contiguous; filament tapering gradually; anther apiculate; 10 to 12 mm diameter; flowering from late May to early July.