Saxifraga nivalis

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Saxifraga nivalis

Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Saxifragales
Family: Saxifragaceae
Genus: Saxifraga
Species: S. nivalis
Binomial name
Saxifraga nivalis

Saxifraga nivalis is a type of saxifrage.

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Found on irrigated rocks or open vegetation in shaded sites, often on mountain ledges and crags with base rich substratum. This species is not very tolerant of competition and so is found in damp crevasses where it survives in small pockets. S. nivalis is a perennial species which has been found to set seed in Scotland but not in Cumbria where the populations are small and threatened. This species is also found in northern Germany, Asia, eastern North America and Greenland.