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Saxifraga hostii TAUSCH |
Fam.: Saxifragaceae / Saxifrage Fam. |
Genus: Saxifraga L. |
Authors: | |||
Ignaz Friedrich Tausch (1793 - 1848), Bohemian botanist | |||
Carl von Linné (Linnaeus, 1707 - 1777), Swedish naturalist who introduced the binary naming system for plants and animals | |||
Etymology: | |||
Saxifraga: | saxum = rock, frangere = to break | ||
hostii: | Nicolaus Thomas Host (1761 - 1834), Austrian physician and botanist (HOST) | ||
Saxifraga hostii is growing in the lime areas of the eastern Alpes. The photos were taken in the Botanical Garden of the University of Heidelberg, Germany. | ||
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