coatflower

Petrorhagia saxifraga is a small flowering plant in the Caryophyllaceae family, with a native range covering central and southern Europe, Turkey, the Caucasus, and Iran. It has been introduced to several regions, including the United States, Canada, Great Britain, the Baltic States, Poland, and Sweden. The plant is commonly known as coatflower, tunic saxifrage, pink saxifrage, or pink. It was first described in 1831 by Link. Its distribution includes areas such as Portugal Continental, Belgium, the Netherlands, France, Great Britain, Germany, Ukraine, and other parts of Europe.