*Saxifraga tridactylites Linnaeus. Section: Saxifraga. Subsection: Tridactylites. Common name: Rue-leaved Saxifrage. Phenology: Mar-Jun. Habitat: Gravel and thin soils along roads and highways and in parking lots, especially in calcareous areas. Distribution: Native of Mediterranean Europe, n. Africa, and w. Asia. Reported for MO by Ladd (2019). See Alley et al. (2020) for detailed information on the naturalization of this species in our region.
Origin/Endemic status: Mediterranean Europe and Africa
Synonymy ⓘ: = Can, FNA8, K4, Alley et al (2020), Ladd (2019); = n/a — C. Basionym: Saxifraga tridactylites L. 1753
Links to other floras: = Saxifraga tridactylites - FNA8
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Heliophily ⓘ: 9
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