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Round-leaved Saxifrage

Saxifraga rotundifolia

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Common names

17 names · 16 languages
EnglishYour language
  • Round-leaved Saxifrage[1][2]
Other languages (15)
Dutch
  • Rondbladige steenbreek
  • Ronde steenbreek[1][2]
French
  • Saxifrage à feuilles rondes[1][2]
Chinese (Simplified)
  • 圆叶虎耳草[2]
Czech
  • lomikámen okrouhlolistý[2]
Danish
  • rundbladet stenbræk[2]
Finnish
  • lehtorikko[2]
German
  • Rundblättriger Steinbrech[1][2]
Italian
  • Sassifraga a foglie rotonde[1][2]
Norwegian
  • rundsildre[2]
Polish
  • skalnica okrągłolistna[2]
Russian
  • Камнеломка круглолистная[2]
Slovak
  • lomikameň okrúhlolistý[2]
Slovenian
  • okroglolistni kamnokreč[2]
Swedish
  • prickbräcka[2]
Turkish
  • Benli Taşkıran[2]
Sources & name notes (2)

Names recorded in our plant catalogue and botanical sources, grouped by language. Usage can vary by region.

Catalogue language labels are reviewed separately from botanical source records.

Numbered references identify names recorded by an external source. Other names are from our plant catalogue.

[1] Saxifraga rotundifolia — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy. This is a common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • Round-leaved Saxifrage — results[0].names[2]; taxon id 85444; Saxifraga rotundifolia.
  • Rundblättriger Steinbrech — results[0].names[1]; taxon id 85444; Saxifraga rotundifolia.
  • Saxifrage à feuilles rondes — results[0].names[3]; taxon id 85444; Saxifraga rotundifolia.
  • Sassifraga a foglie rotonde — results[0].names[7]; taxon id 85444; Saxifraga rotundifolia.
  • Ronde steenbreek — results[0].names[5]; taxon id 85444; Saxifraga rotundifolia.
[2] Saxifraga rotundifolia — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy; common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • Round-leaved Saxifrage — results[26].names[2]; taxon id 85444; Saxifraga rotundifolia.
  • Rundblättriger Steinbrech — results[26].names[1]; taxon id 85444; Saxifraga rotundifolia.
  • Saxifrage à feuilles rondes — results[26].names[3]; taxon id 85444; Saxifraga rotundifolia.
  • Sassifraga a foglie rotonde — results[26].names[7]; taxon id 85444; Saxifraga rotundifolia.
  • Ronde steenbreek — results[26].names[5]; taxon id 85444; Saxifraga rotundifolia.
  • lomikámen okrouhlolistý — results[26].names[4]; taxon id 85444; Saxifraga rotundifolia.
  • rundsildre — results[26].names[6]; taxon id 85444; Saxifraga rotundifolia.
  • lehtorikko — results[26].names[8]; taxon id 85444; Saxifraga rotundifolia.
  • prickbräcka — results[26].names[9]; taxon id 85444; Saxifraga rotundifolia.
  • Камнеломка круглолистная — results[26].names[10]; taxon id 85444; Saxifraga rotundifolia.
  • skalnica okrągłolistna — results[26].names[11]; taxon id 85444; Saxifraga rotundifolia.
  • okroglolistni kamnokreč — results[26].names[12]; taxon id 85444; Saxifraga rotundifolia.
  • rundbladet stenbræk — results[26].names[13]; taxon id 85444; Saxifraga rotundifolia.
  • lomikameň okrúhlolistý — results[26].names[14]; taxon id 85444; Saxifraga rotundifolia.
  • 圆叶虎耳草 — results[26].names[15]; taxon id 85444; Saxifraga rotundifolia.
  • Benli Taşkıran — results[26].names[16]; taxon id 85444; Saxifraga rotundifolia.
Plant references

Source-backed information

Published observations for this plant. Each reference supports the information beside it.

Botanical family
Saxifragaceae

Genus-level classification for Saxifraga; this does not confirm the complete catalogue name.

Sources [1]
Native range
C. & S. Europe to Iran.

Explicit native locality records in Kew WCVP v16; introduced and doubtful distributions excluded. Continent conversion follows the documented geographic mapping.

Sources [2]
Catalogue ratings

Who this plant supports

Honey bees

Medium suitability
Nectar value Medium
Pollen value Medium
Plant profile

About this plant

Round-leaved Saxifrage (Saxifraga rotundifolia) is a herbaceous plant. It flowers from May to September.

Sources and references

References for the information marked with source numbers on this page.

Sources checked
  1. Catalogue of Life Saxifraga — Catalogue of Life COL26.8

    COL26.8 (2026-08-20). Contributing checklist: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World. This is taxonomic evidence, not an independent ecological study.

    Supports: Botanical family
    Relevant sections
    • Botanical family: NameUsage.tsv line 2710108; ID 7CVF; rank genus; status accepted

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    Source data licence: CC BY 4.0.

  2. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Saxifraga rotundifolia — Kew WCVP native distribution

    Native distribution and taxonomic treatment from the official WCVP v16 export (4 June 2026). The link opens the corresponding POWO taxon. Source rows are retained in the native-range audit archive.

    Supports: Native range
    Relevant sections
    • Native range: WCVP v16; wcvp_names.csv lines 333672; wcvp_distribution.csv native locality lines 1091746, 1091748, 1091749, 1091750, 1091751, 1091752, 1091753, 1091754, 1091755, 1091756, 1091757, 1091758, 1091759, 1091760, 1091761, 1091762, 1091763, 1091764, 1091765, 1091766

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    Source data licence: CC BY 3.0.