わが国の本州から四国・九州、それに朝鮮半島や中国に分布しています。日当たりのあまりよくないところに生え、高さは20〜50センチになります。葉は腎円形で根生し、葉脈に沿って白い斑が入ります。裏面は暗紫色を帯びます。5月から6月ごろ、花茎を伸ばして円錐花序をだし、白い花を咲かせます。花弁のうち下の2個が白くて大きく、上の3個は薄紅色で濃い赤紫色と黄色の斑点があります。根もとから走出枝をだして広がります。葉はてんぷらにして食べることができ、火傷などにも効きます。中国語では「虎耳草(hu er cao)」と呼ばれます。
The Strawberry saxifrage (Saxifraga stolonifera) belongs to Saxifragaceae (the Saxifrage family). It is an evergreen perennial herb that is distributed from Honshu to Shikoku, Kyushu inf Japan, as well as the Korean Peninsula and China. This herb grows in unsunny places and can reach 20-50 cm in height. The leaves are reniform-round and basal with white mottles along the veins. The abaxial side of leaf is tinged dark purple. The panicles are borne on the flowering stalks and the white flowers bloom from May to June. The underneath two petals are white large, and the upper three petals are pale rose pink with dark magenta and yellow mottles. The plant spreads by basal stolons. The leaves can be eaten as tempura and are also useful for treating burns. In Chinese, it is called "虎耳草" (hu er cao).