Saxifraga hirculus

{{Short description|Species of herb}}

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Saxifraga hirculus is a species of saxifrage, commonly called marsh saxifrage,{{BSBI 2007 |accessdate=2014-10-17 }} yellow marsh saxifrage,{{PLANTS|id=SAHI3|taxon=Saxifraga hirculus|accessdate=6 November 2015}} or bog saxifrage. It is a perennial herb with yellow flowers and red stem, 5–30 cm high, found on bog landscape.{{cite encyclopedia|title=myrsildre |encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon |editor-last=Godal | editor-first=Anne Marit | editor-link=Anne Marit Godal |publisher=Norsk nettleksikon |location=Oslo |url=http://snl.no/myrsildre |language=Norwegian |accessdate=6 October 2012}}{{cite web|url=http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=SAHI3 |publisher=United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) |title=Plants Profile}}

Saxifraga hirculus is a known food source for the generalist fungus species Mycosphaerella tassiana and the pathogenic fungus species Melampsora hirculi.Helgi Hallgrímsson & Guðríður Gyða Eyjólfsdóttir (2004). [https://rafhladan.is/bitstream/handle/10802/4090/Fjolrit_45.pdf?sequence=1 Íslenskt sveppatal I - smásveppir [Checklist of Icelandic Fungi I - Microfungi]. Fjölrit Náttúrufræðistofnunar. Náttúrufræðistofnun Íslands [Icelandic Institute of Natural History]. ISSN 1027-832X