Saxifraga hirsuta
Tracheophyta
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Ecology
A perennial, stoloniferous herb, found growing only in damp, shaded places, such as woods, N.-facing cliffs and banks, and by streams and on rocks in the mountains. Naturalised populations in Britain, often derived from garden escapes, are often found on limestone, whereas in its native Ireland the species occurs only on siliceous rock. 0?915 m (Mt Brandon, S. Kerry).
Status
Native
Trends
There has been no appreciable change in the native range of S. hirsuta since the 1962 Atlas, although naturalised populations in Britain have increased considerably, especially in the north and west.
World Distribution
Oceanic Temperate element.
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Broad Habitats
Light (Ellenberg): 6
Moisture (Ellenberg): 7
Reaction (Ellenberg): 5
Nitrogen (Ellenberg): 2
Salt Tolerance (Ellenberg): 0
January Mean Temperature (Celsius): 5
July Mean Temperature (Celsius): 14.6
Annual Precipitation (mm): 1334
Height (cm): 30
Perennation - primary
Perennial
Life Form - primary
Hemicryptophyte
Woodiness
Herbaceous
Clonality - primary
Shortly creeping, stolons in illuminated medium
Count of 10km squares in Great Britain: 0
Count of 10km squares in Ireland: 36
Count of 10km squares in the Channel Isles: 0
Atlas Change Index: 1.39
JNCC Designations
NBNSYS0000003495