Saxifraga moschata, Wulfen

62. S. moschata Wulfen View in CoL in Jacq., Mise. Austr. Bot. 2: 128 (1781)

(S. muscoides Wulfen , non All., 5. varions Sieber; incl. S. tenuifolia Rouy & Camus ).

Leafy shoots small, numerous, suberect, forming fairly dense but sometimes rather flat cushions. Leaves very variable, 3-15 x 1-7 mm, stalked or sessile; lamina linear to broadly flabelliform-cuneate, usually 3-fid but sometimes entire or 5-fid; segments obovate, oblong or broadly linear, obtuse, not sulcate; usually with fairly numerous, short glandular hairs. Flowering stems 1-10 cm, bearing 1-7 flowers. Petals usually 3-4 mm, elliptical-oblong, not contiguous, dull yellow or cream-coloured, less often deep red or nearly white. 2n = 26, 52. Mountains o f C. & S. Europe, from C. France and the Carpathians to N. W. Spain, C. Italy and the Balkan peninsula.?A1 Au?Bu Cz G a Ge He Hs It Ju Po Rm.

Extremely variable in form of leaf, indumentum, and size and colour of petals. About 30 local populations in Europe have been given specific or subspecific rank, but it seems impossible to find any broad pattern of variation which would permit of the division of the species on a continental scale. It hybridizes freely with 64 and 66, and less commonly with a large number of other species.