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Saxifraga cernua L.[FNA8, HC, HC2]
nodding saxifrage

Publication: Sp. Pl. 1: 403. 1753.

Origin: Native

Herbarium search: CPNWH

Notes: FNA8: "Saxifraga cernua plants rarely set seed; they bear bulbils among the basal leaves. Some reports of S. sibirica Linnaeus from Canada are misidentifications of this species."

Last updated 11/13/2020 by David Giblin.


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Synonyms & Misapplied Names:
Saxifraga cernua L. var. exilioides Polunin
Saxifraga simulata Small
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