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| Family | Saxifragaceae |
| Scientific name | Saxifraga nipponica Makino |
| Synonyms | Saxifraga nipponica Makino forma rosea Togashi et Satomi; Saxifraga vernalis sensu Y. Jinuma, non Willdenow |
| Common name | (Japanese common name) haru yuki-no-shita (ハルユキノシタ, 春雪ノ下 [meaning: Spring yuki-no-shita (yuki-no-shita = Saxifraga stolonifera Curtis)]) |
| (English common name) none | |
| Distribution | (Japan) Honshu (Kanto region, Central region, Kinki region) |
| (Other nations) none | |
| Habitat | Wet mountane valley |
| Chromosomal number | 2n=20 |
| Description | Scapes 15-50cm tall. Leaves 3-7cm long, 3-11cm wide. Flowers 3 upper petals yellow spotted white, lower 2 white or pink (forma rosea) petals each 1.5-2cm long, flowering in April to May. Perennial plants. |
| Reference | Saxifraga nipponica Makino (1901) |
| Note | Saxifraga nipponica 'Pink Pagoda' might be a synonym of Saxifraga nipponica Makino forma rosea Togashi et Satomi. |
| Saxifraga virginiensis Michaux (syn. Saxifraga vernalis Willdenow) is not a synonym of Saxifraga nipponica Makino. |
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