Rue-leaved Saxifrage - Saxifraga tridactylites

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Description

Low to short stickily hairy plant, often reddish. Leaves 3 to 5 lobed. Flowers white, 4 to 6 mm in lax leafy clusters, petals slightly notched, the flower stalks much longer than the flowers.

Identification difficulty
Habitat

Bare ground, Short turf, walls and rocks.

When to see it

April to September.

Life History

Annual.

UK Status

Widespread but quite local in Britain.

VC55 Status

Infrequent and local in Leicestershire and Rutland. In the 1979 Flora survey of Leicestershire it was found in 18 of the 617 tetrads.

In the current checklist (Jeeves, 2011) it is listed as occasional, nearly scarce

  • Peter Smith
    Crescent Street, Leicester
    22 May 2012
  • Alan Semper
    Harby, Langar airfield
    30 April 2014
    Note lobed leaves
  • Peter Smith
    Belgrave Lock
    17 April 2014
  • Peter Smith
    Crescent Street, Leicester
    22 May 2012
  • Peter Smith
    Crescent Street, Leicester
    22 May 2012
    Sticky leaves
  • Peter Smith
    Crescent Street, Leicester
    22 May 2012
    reddening of the plant
  • Graham Calow
    Nailstone
    12 May 2016
  • Steven Lewis
    Welby
    11 April 2016

Leicestershire & Rutland Map

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Species profile

Common names
Rue-leaved Saxifrage
Species group:
Wildflowers
Kingdom:
Plantae
Order:
Saxifragales
Family:
Saxifragaceae
Records on NatureSpot:
36
First record:
22/05/2012 (Smith, Peter)
Last record:
17/04/2024 (Smith, Peter)

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  • Steven Lewis
    Welby
    11 April 2016
  • Steven Lewis
    Welby
    11 April 2016
  • Alan Semper
    Harby, Langar airfield
    30 April 2014
  • Alan Semper
    Harby, Langar airfield
    30 April 2014
  • Alan Semper
    Harby, Langar airfield
    30 April 2014
  • Graham Calow
    Nailstone Colliery site
    12 May 2016
  • Graham Calow
    Nailstone Colliery site
    12 May 2016
  • Graham Calow
    Nailstone
    12 May 2016