Wildflowers: Help in ID of Italian wildflower

Discussion in 'Plants: Identification' started by redbuffalo, Dec 17, 2014.

  1. redbuffalo

    redbuffalo New Member

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    I found the plant shown in these images growing in open, rocky habitat on the slopes of Monte Ingino in the Umbria region of central Italy in late May 2014. Some of the blooming plants that were growing nearby were Thymus longicaulis, Helianthemum apenninum, and Cyclamen repandum. I believe this plant is most likely a Saxifraga (possibly S. callosa), but I am not certain. Any help in establishment of a positive ID would be greatly appreciated.
     

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  2. Andrey Zharkikh

    Andrey Zharkikh Well-Known Member 10 Years

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    Axel Active Member

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    They are listed as synonyms both in Flora Italiana and The Plant List so I guess it's safe to say that the plant in question is S. callosa.
     
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    Thanks to you and Andrey for your help. After my original post I did some further investigation and found the same entry that you reference in The Plant List.
     

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