Honey bees
Nectar value
Medium
Pollen value
Medium
Pollinator plant
Pyrenean Saxifrage
Saxifraga umbrosa
Pollinator recipe
Plant photos
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Basal rosettes of Saxifraga umbrosa.
Guérin Nicolas ( messages ) / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 3.0
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Airy flower stems of Saxifraga umbrosa var. primuloides.
Agnieszka Kwiecień, Nova / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 4.0
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Common names
15 names · 13 languagesOther languages (12)
Sources & name notes (3)
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 umbrosa — iNaturalist taxon names ↗
Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy. This is a common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.
Source records
- Pyrenean Saxifrage — results[0].names[1]; taxon id 207679; Saxifraga umbrosa.
- Schatten-Steinbrech — results[0].names[10]; taxon id 207679; Saxifraga umbrosa.
- Saxifrage de l'ombre — results[0].names[2]; taxon id 207679; Saxifraga umbrosa.
- Saxifrage des ombrages — results[0].names[3]; taxon id 207679; Saxifraga umbrosa.
- Hoe-langer-hoe-liever — results[0].names[9]; taxon id 207679; Saxifraga umbrosa.
[2] Saxifraga umbrosa — iNaturalist taxon names ↗
Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy; common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.
Source records
- Pyrenean Saxifrage — results[19].names[1]; taxon id 207679; Saxifraga umbrosa.
- Schatten-Steinbrech — results[19].names[10]; taxon id 207679; Saxifraga umbrosa.
- Saxifrage de l'ombre — results[19].names[2]; taxon id 207679; Saxifraga umbrosa.
- Saxifrage des ombrages — results[19].names[3]; taxon id 207679; Saxifraga umbrosa.
- Hoe-langer-hoe-liever — results[19].names[9]; taxon id 207679; Saxifraga umbrosa.
- lomikámen stinný — results[19].names[4]; taxon id 207679; Saxifraga umbrosa.
- skyggesildre — results[19].names[5]; taxon id 207679; Saxifraga umbrosa.
- varjorikko — results[19].names[6]; taxon id 207679; Saxifraga umbrosa.
- skuggbräcka — results[19].names[7]; taxon id 207679; Saxifraga umbrosa.
- Consolda ombrosa — results[19].names[8]; taxon id 207679; Saxifraga umbrosa.
- skalnica cienista — results[19].names[11]; taxon id 207679; Saxifraga umbrosa.
- Камнеломка теневая — results[19].names[12]; taxon id 207679; Saxifraga umbrosa.
- lomikameň tôňový — results[19].names[13]; taxon id 207679; Saxifraga umbrosa.
- 耐阴虎耳草 — results[19].names[14]; taxon id 207679; Saxifraga umbrosa.
[3] Catalogue of Life 2026-08-20 — Saxifraga umbrosa ↗
Common names from World Plants, version 26.05, reproduced in Catalogue of Life 2026-08-20. License: CC BY.
Source records
- Schatten-Steinbrech (DE) — VernacularName.tsv, line 174403; taxon 79SNY.
Plant references
Source-backed information
Published observations for this plant. Each reference supports the information beside it.
- Taxonomy
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Saxifraga umbrosa is an accepted species in Catalogue of Life.
Taxonomic treatment in the August 2026 release; the catalogue record name is preserved.
Sources [1] - Botanical family
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Saxifragaceae
Family in the cited taxonomic treatment.
Sources [1] - Native range
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Pyrenees.
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
Plant profile
About this plant
Pyrenean Saxifrage (Saxifraga umbrosa) is a herbaceous plant. It flowers in June.
Sources and references
References for the information marked with source numbers on this page.
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Catalogue of Life
Saxifraga umbrosa — 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.
Relevant sections
- Taxonomy: NameUsage.tsv line 2664784; ID 79SNY; rank species; status accepted
- Botanical family: NameUsage.tsv line 2664784; ID 79SNY; rank species; status accepted
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Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Saxifraga umbrosa — 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 rangeRelevant sections
- Native range: WCVP v16; wcvp_names.csv lines 331308; wcvp_distribution.csv native locality lines 1091065, 1091066
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Source data licence: CC BY 3.0.