Saxifraga stellaris
Ecology
A perennial, stoloniferous herb found in open (rarely shaded), wet flushes, growing by mountain streams or on wet rock ledges and cliff-faces, usually in base-poor soil. It is commonly found from about 200-1000 m, although it has been recorded at 1340 m on the top of Ben Nevis (Westerness).
Status
Trends
There has been no appreciable change in the distribution of S. stellaris since the 1962 Atlas.
World Distribution
European Arctic-montane element; also in N. America.
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Broad Habitats
Light (Ellenberg): 8
Moisture (Ellenberg): 8
Reaction (Ellenberg): 5
Nitrogen (Ellenberg): 3
Salt Tolerance (Ellenberg): 0
January Mean Temperature (Celsius): 1.8
July Mean Temperature (Celsius): 12.3
Annual Precipitation (mm): 1811
Height (cm): 20
Perennation - primary
Life Form - primary
Life Form - secondary
Woodiness
Clonality - primary
Count of 10km squares in Great Britain: 440
Count of 10km squares in Ireland: 61
Count of 10km squares in the Channel Isles: 0
Atlas Change Index: -0.58
Weighted Changed Factor: -12
Weighted Change Factor Confidence (90%)
JNCC Designations
PLANTATT - Attributes of British and Irish plants. (.zip 1455KB) This dataset was compiled and published in 2004, and last updated in November 2008. Download includes an Excel spreadsheet of the attributes, and a PDF explaining the background and nomenclature. Note that the PDF version is the booklet as published, whereas the Excel spreadsheet incorporates subsequent corrections. A hardcopy can be purchased from the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology.
Atlas text references
Atlas (136b)
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1986. Atlas of north European vascular plants north of the Tropic of Cancer. 3 vols.
Jalas & Suominen (1999)
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1965. Vergleichende Chorologie der zentraleuropäischen Flora. Volume 1. 2 vols.
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1989. Saxifrages of Europe.
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