Description
Like other members of the Asteraceae family, ''C. saxifraga'' has a composite flower head with both disk and ray florets. Inflorescence are a typical daisy arrangement with white outsides and a yellow centre. The entire inflorescence can be 3 cm across, and is often held well above the rosette on a hairy stem growing to 15 cm. The fruit is small, hard, and dry, similar to a sunflower seed. This is often called an achene, but in Asteraceae is more accurately called a cypsela. The primary difference between the two being that a cypsela is a single fruit formed from two ovaries (as in ''C. saxifraga'') while an achene describes a fruit formed from a single ovary. The leaves of ''C. saxifraga'' are simple and entire, growing to 3 cm long. They are glaucous silver and hairy. ''C. saxifraga'' can be distinguished from the similar and co-occurring ''C. asteliifolia'' by its leaves. The leaves of ''C. saxifraga'' are shorter (~3 cm) than those of ''C. asteliifolia'' (up to 18 cm).Etymology
"Saxifraga" is a combination of the Latin words ''saxum'', meaning "stone", and ''frangere'' meaning "to break". The name "stone-breaker" is however thought to refer to plant in the genus ''References
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