Saxifraga umbrosa, called true London pride, none-so-pretty, king's feather, kiss-me-quick, leaf of St Patrick, look-up-and-kiss-me, mignonette of the French, Nancy-pretty, prattling Parnell, Pyrenean saxifrage, sailor plant, St Anne's needlework, St Patrick's cabbage, and whimsey, although some of these names may more properly belong to Saxifraga spathularis, or its hybrid with S. spathularis, Saxifraga × urbium, is a species of flowering plant in the family Saxifragaceae.[2] It is native to the Pyrenees, and has been introduced elsewhere in Europe, and to southern Chile.[1] Its cultivar 'Clarence Elliott' has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Saxifragales |
| Family: | Saxifragaceae |
| Genus: | Saxifraga |
| Species: | S. umbrosa
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References
edit- ^ a b "Saxifraga umbrosa L." Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ^ "Saxifraga umbrosa (11) true London pride". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2021. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ^ "Saxifraga (London Pride Group) 'Clarence Elliott' (umbrosa) (11) London pride 'Clarence Elliott'". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2021. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
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