Saxifraga
saxifrage
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Origin: Native
Conservation Status: Not of concern
Description:
[none provided]
Accepted Name:
Saxifraga
Publication: Sp. Pl. 1: 398. 1753; Gen. Pl. ed. 5, 189. 1754.
Publication: Sp. Pl. 1: 398. 1753; Gen. Pl. ed. 5, 189. 1754.
Synonyms & Misapplications:
(none provided)
Species in Saxifraga:
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Saxifraga adscendens – wedge-leaf saxifrage
Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in northern Washington and possibly in the Olympic Mountains; Alaska to Nevada, east to the Rocky Mountains. -
Saxifraga austromontana – matted saxifrage, spotted saxifrage Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to northeast Oregon, east to Montana, and south in Rocky Mountains to New Mexico; circumboreal.
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Saxifraga cernua – nodding saxifrage Known only east of the Cascades crest in north-central Washington; Alaska south to California, east to the Rocky Mountains and across northern Canada to the Atlantic Coast.
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Saxifraga cespitosa – tufted alpine saxifrage, tufted saxifrage Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to south California, east to the Rocky Mountains; east across Canada to the Atlantic Coast.
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Saxifraga hyperborea – pygmy saxifrage In the Olympic and Cascade mountains of Washington; Alaska south to California, throughout the Rocky Mountains, across northern Canada to the Maritime Provinces.
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Saxifraga mertensiana – Merten's saxifrage, woodland saxifrage Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to California, east to Alberta, Idaho, and Montana.
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Saxifraga oppositifolia – purple saxifrage, twinflowered saxifrage In the Olympic and Cascade mountains of Washington; Alaska south to Oregon, east to the Rocky Mountains; across northern Canada and northeastern U.S.
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ssp. oppositifolia – purple mountain saxifrage, purple saxifrage, twinflowered saxifrage Alaska to Oregon east to Idaho, Montana and Wyoming; in the Olympics and Cascades in Washington and the Wallowas in Oregon
- Saxifraga stolonifera
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Saxifraga tridactylites – rue-leaved saxifrage Occurring west of the Cascades crest in Washington; southwestern British Columbia to Oregon.
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Saxifraga vespertina – matted saxifrage, spotted saxifrage Occurring west of the Cascades crest in Washington; western Washington to Oregon.
Additional Resources:
PNW Herbaria: Specimen records of Saxifraga in the Consortium of Pacific Northwest Herbaria database
WA Flora Checklist: Saxifraga checklist entry
OregonFlora: Saxifraga information
E-Flora BC: Saxifraga atlas page
CalPhotos: Saxifraga photos
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