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Petrorhagia saxifraga
Handbuch 2: 235. 1831.
Common names: Tunic flower coat flower
Basionym: Dianthus saxifragus Linnaeus Sp. Pl. 1: 413. 1753
Synonyms: Tunica saxifraga (Linnaeus) Scopoli
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Distribution
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.