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Plant Identification => Plant Identification Questions and Answers => Topic started by: agathe on July 30, 2018, 01:05:22 PM

Title: yellow flower
Post by: agathe on July 30, 2018, 01:05:22 PM

Hello everyone,
last year, when I went to Iceland, I saw plenty of beautiful flowers and I found one I do not know its name.

Can someone help me please ??

Thank you

Title: Re: yellow flower
Post by: ashley on July 30, 2018, 02:15:56 PM

Welcome Agathe :)
This beautiful plant is yellow mountain saxifrage, Saxifraga aizoides. 
It tends to grow in wetter areas and is also widespread in northern Scandinavia.

Title: Re: yellow flower
Post by: agathe on July 31, 2018, 09:11:55 PM

Thank you very much for the answer. So could we find it in mountainous areas such as the Alps ?

Title: Re: yellow flower
Post by: Karaba on August 01, 2018, 07:42:54 AM

Yes, it is quite common above 1500m along the small stream. Also present in the Pyrenees (http://siflore.fcbn.fr/?cd_ref=120965&r=metro (http://siflore.fcbn.fr/?cd_ref=120965&r=metro)). You can have some small presentation in French of this species here :
http://www.florealpes.com/fiche_saxiruisseau.php (http://www.florealpes.com/fiche_saxiruisseau.php)
https://www.tela-botanica.org/bdtfx-nn-60585-synthese (https://www.tela-botanica.org/bdtfx-nn-60585-synthese)
http://canope.ac-besancon.fr/flore/Saxifragaceae/especes/saxifraga_aizoides.htm (http://canope.ac-besancon.fr/flore/Saxifragaceae/especes/saxifraga_aizoides.htm)