Perennial of the Saxifragaceae family, this species is endemic to the Cévennes and the south of the Massif Central, where it grows in fissures and on schist or granite rocky ledges, between approximately 600 and 1,500 meters. It is one of the few saxifrages of the Saxifraga section with such a restricted range in France.
It forms dense and well-rounded cushions, composed of numerous small rosettes of a bright and vivid green. The leaves are deeply cut into narrow lobes, covered with fine glandular hairs that give them a slightly sticky feel and a characteristic matte texture, clearly visible in close-ups. At the time of flowering, the cushion is covered with numerous small pure white flowers with a yellow center, borne on fine reddish branched stems. In its natural habitat, its flowering extends from May to July depending on the altitude.
In cultivation, it adapts to a well-draining substrate, slightly acidic to neutral, in sunny or semi-shaded exposure. It tolerates acidity better than most cushion saxifrages and remains relatively accessible for the grower attentive to drainage. Its rarity in nature makes it a species worthy of attention in any rock garden plant collection.