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Kidney Saxifrage - Saxifraga hirsuta

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Kidney Saxifrage Kidney Saxifrage - Saxifraga hirsuta subsp. hirsuta dylan Blaise Castle 24 Dec 2025, 12:42 a.m. 16 Dec 2025, 1:06 p.m.
Kidney Saxifrage Kidney Saxifrage - Saxifraga hirsuta subsp. hirsuta dylan Blaise Castle 24 Dec 2025, 12:42 a.m. 16 Dec 2025, 1:06 p.m.
Kidney Saxifrage Kidney Saxifrage - Saxifraga hirsuta subsp. hirsuta dylan Blaise Castle 24 Dec 2025, 12:42 a.m. 16 Dec 2025, 1:07 p.m.
Kidney Saxifrage Kidney Saxifrage - Saxifraga hirsuta subsp. hirsuta dylan Blaise Castle 24 Dec 2025, 12:42 a.m. 16 Dec 2025, 1:11 p.m.
Kidney Saxifrage Kidney Saxifrage - Saxifraga hirsuta subsp. hirsuta dylan Blaise Castle 24 Dec 2025, 12:42 a.m. 16 Dec 2025, 1:11 p.m.
Kidney Saxifrage Kidney Saxifrage - Saxifraga hirsuta subsp. hirsuta dylan Blaise Castle 24 Dec 2025, 12:42 a.m. 16 Dec 2025, 1:11 p.m.

Species Description

Native only to the south-western tip of Ireland (North & South Kerry and West Cork). Also widely grown in gardens and naturalised elsewhere but mainly in the north. Habitat includes: damp rocky places on mountains, woodland, ravines, stream-sides, banks etc.

Useful Links:

Online Atlas of the British and Irish Flora

Wildflowers of Ireland

Irish Wildflowers

Alpine Garden Society

Kew

GBIF

NBN

Subspecies

name latinname species sightings media image
Kidney Saxifrage Saxifraga hirsuta subsp. hirsuta 1 1 8 image for Kidney Saxifrage