Petrorhagia saxifraga

(Linnaeus) Link

Handbuch 2: 235. 1831.

Common names: Tunic flower coat flower
IntroducedIllustrated
Basionym: Dianthus saxifragus Linnaeus Sp. Pl. 1: 413. 1753
Synonyms: Tunica saxifraga (Linnaeus) Scopoli
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 5. Treatment on page 164. Mentioned on page 155, 163.

Distribution

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B.C., Ont., Idaho, Ill., Maine, Mass., Mich., Minn., N.Y., Ohio, Pa., S.Dak., Va., Wis., c, s Europe, sw Asia, introduced in Europe (Great Britain, Sweden).

Discussion

Varieties 2 (1 in the flora).

Petrorhagia saxifraga is often grown as a rock-garden or border plant, with several cultivars available in North America. Some North American records of P. saxifraga are from plants that either escaped from or persisted after cultivation. Most collections made since 1960 are from western Michigan, where P. saxifraga is known from naturalized populations in ten counties.

Selected References

None.

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