It belongs to Saxifragaceae. Born in forests, shrubs, meadows and damp rock crevices at an altitude of 400-4500 meters. The country of origin is China, and it is also distributed in Korean and Japanese. It is a creeping plant with waterfall-like branches and can be widely planted as an ornamental plant. Contains alkaloid, potassium nitrate, potassium chloride and arbutin. Chloroplast contains phenolase, which can be used as medicine for cis-caffeic acid and whole grass; Slightly bitter, pungent, cold and slightly toxic; Dispel wind and clear heat, cool blood and detoxify.

Saxifraga is a perennial grass that does not wither in winter. Roots are slender; Stolons are slender and purplish red, sometimes with leaves and adventitious roots. Leaves basal, usually several; Petiole length 3- 10 cm; Leaf blade is fleshy, round or kidney-shaped, 4-6 cm in diameter, sometimes larger, heart-shaped or truncated at the base, with shallow lobes and irregular serrations at the edge, green at the top, often with white markings, purple at the bottom and pilose at both sides. Flowering stems are as high as 25cm, erect or slightly inclined, with branches; Panicles, rachis and branches, pedicels covered with glandular hairs and villi; Bracts lanceolate, pilose; Sepals ovate, apex pointed, extending outward; There are many flowers, with 5 petals. Two petals in white or pink are long, elliptic-lanceolate, 1- 1.5 cm long and 2-3 mm wide. The upper three petals are smaller, oval and have yellow spots at the base. Stamens 10, filaments are rod-shaped, about 1 times longer than sepals, and anthers are purplish red; The ovary is spherical, the style is slender and the stigma is small. Capsule ovoid, apex 2-parted, beaked. The flowering period is May-August, and the fruiting period is July-165438+1October.