| Plants : Saxifragaceae | Ferns and Flowering Plants |
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| Saxifraga hypnoides |
Description: A plant of grassy places along the Antrim and Londonderry Coast below the basalt scarp, or on the scarp cliff itself. Also in hilly districts of Co. Fermanagh.
All names: Saxifraga hypnoides L.; Saxifraga platypetala Smith; Saxifraga viscosa Haw.; Saxifraga spatulata Haw., non Desf.; Saxifraga angustifolia Haw.; Saxifraga elongella Sm., non Haw.; Saxifraga laetevirens D.Don; Saxifraga recurva Bree ex Schleich.; Saxifraga leptophylla auct.; Saxifraga sponhemica auct.; Saxifraga groenlandica auct.
Distribution Map from NBN: Saxifraga hypnoides at National Biodiversity Network mapping facility, data for UK.
iNaturalist: Saxifraga hypnoides at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.
| Hackney, P., 2026. Saxifraga hypnoides. L.. [In] Flora of Northern Ireland. https://habitas.org/flora/species.php?item=3505. Accessed on 2026-11-02. |