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Saxifraga cernua L.

This species name was first published in Sp. Pl. : 403 (1753)  

At the time of this classification snapshot, this species name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-0000494897.

Synonyms of Saxifraga cernua L.

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Lobaria cernua (L.) Haw. Saxifrag. Enum. 1: 20 (1821) wfo-0000442954
Miscopetalum cernuum (L.) Gray Nat. Arr. Brit. Pl. 2: 530 (1821 publ. 1822) wfo-0000451227
Saxifraga simulata Small N. Amer. Fl. 22: 128 (1905) wfo-0000494759
Saxifraga cernua f. latibracteata (Fernald & Weath.) Polunin J. Bot. 76: 100. 1938 wfo-0001135851
Saxifraga cernua f. ramosa J.G.Gmel. Fl. Sibir. 4: 162 1769 wfo-0001135852
Saxifraga cernua f. exilioides (Polunin) Scoggan Fl. Canada pt. 1, 51. 1978 wfo-0001135853
Saxifraga cernua f. bulbillosa Engl. & Irmsch. Pflanzenr. (Engler) 4, Fam. 117 I: 274, fig. 65. 1916 wfo-0001135854
Saxifraga cernua var. simplicissima Ledeb. Fl. Altaic. 2: 122 1830 wfo-0001136121
Saxifraga cernua var. linnaeana Ser. Prodr. 4: 36 1830 wfo-0001136122
Saxifraga cernua var. latibracteata Fernald & Weath. Rhodora 33: 234. 1931 wfo-0001284783
Saxifraga cernua var. exilioides Polunin Bull. Natl. Mus. Canada 92: 254. 1940 wfo-0001284784
Saxifraga cernua f. cryptopetala Rosenv. Meddel. Gronland 3: 678. 1891 wfo-0001324641
Saxifraga cernua var. genuina Abrom. Biblioth. Bot. 8, Heft 42, pt. 2: 34. 1899 wfo-0001396939
Saxifraga cernua var. humilis Lange Meddel. Gronland 3: 678. 1891 wfo-0001396940
Saxifraga cernua f. phyllomana Porsild ex Engl. & Irmsch. Pflanzenr. , IV, 117: 274 (1916) wfo-1200105463