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Kidney Saxifrage - Saxifraga hirsuta subsp. 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

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