Saxifraga cotyledon,[1][2] the pyramidal saxifrage, occurs in the mountains of Europe and has rosettes about 20 centimetres (8 in) across of tongue-shaped leaves, beaded but not toothed.

In May or June the tall panicles of white flowers, branched and pyramidal in outline, may reach 60 cm (24 in).

Its relationship to the "silver saxifrages" (Saxifraga sect.

Saxifraga cotyledon has an Arctic–alpine distribution, occurring in Scandinavia, Iceland, the Western Alps and the Pyrenees.

[1][2] To produce flowers it sometimes is necessary to remove and save for propagation all side rosettes.