English: Lesser Londonpride; Shield-leaved saxifrage; Spoon-leaved saxifrage.
Name: cuneifolia means wedge-shaped leaves.
Region: southern Europe, Spain, Pyrenees, Cevennes, Alps, Apennines, eastern and southern Carpathians, Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina.
Habitat: mountains; in woods, mainly beech or chestnut; on shaded rocks and boulders; humid areas with humus rich soil; altitude of 400 to 1600 metres.
Content: phenolic; catechine, epigallocatechin; rutine; stilbene; gallocatechin; rhododendrin; butan 2 One.
BotanyHerb; perennial; ± 10 to 25 cm tall.
Stem: woody; creeping.
Leaves: alternate; in a basal rosette; fleshy, slightly leathery; wedge-shaped, obovate or roundish; notched on the margins.
Inflorescence: loose and irregularly branched inflorescence, with 5 to 15 flowers.
Flowers: petals white; ± 3 mm long; blooming from May through July.
Pollination: by insects.
Fruit is a capsule.