''Saxifraga spathularis'', the St Patrick's cabbage, is a species of saxifrage native to

Ireland Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...

Portugal Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic, In recognized minority languages of Portugal: :* mwl, República Pertuesa is a country located on the Iberian Peninsula, in Southwestern Europe, and whose territory also includes the Macaronesian ...

, and

Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto = '' Plus ultra'' ( Latin)(English: "Further Beyond") , national_anthem = (English: "Royal March") , ...

. It is a member of the so-called Lusitanian flora, a small set of plants which are native to Ireland but inexplicably absent from

Great Britain Great Britain is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean off the northwest coast of continental Europe. With an area of , it is the largest of the British Isles, the largest European island and the ninth-largest island in the world. It is ...

. It consists of a basal rosette of elongate obovate succulent leaves around an upright leafless flowering stem. It seems to grow best in

humus In classical soil science, humus is the dark organic matter in soil that is formed by the decomposition of plant and animal matter. It is a kind of soil organic matter. It is rich in nutrients and retains moisture in the soil. Humus is the Lati ...

-rich alpine habitats among acidic rocks.Rose, Francis. 1981. The Wild Flower Key. Frederick Warne (Publisher) Ltd., London With '' Saxifraga umbrosa'' it is a parent of ''Saxifraga'' × ''urbium'' (London pride).

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''Saxifraga spathularis''
spathularis Flora of Ireland Flora of Portugal Flora of Spain Plants described in 1805 {{Saxifragaceae-stub