1026 Saxifraga rosacea Moench

Syn.: S. caespitosa subsp. decipiens (Ehrh.) Engl. & Irmsch., subsp. laxiuscula (Engl. & Irmsch.) Löve & Löve

This species has a disjunct distribution in Europe and the North Atlantic region. It may be considered an amphi-atlantic plant (Hultén, Amphi-atl., p. 96 and map 77). On lceland and Greenland it occurs together with the closely related S. caespitosa (no. 1025).