Saxifraga aizoides
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Saxifraga aizoides, yellow mountain saxifrage or yellow saxifrage, is a flowering herb and alpine plant of the genus Saxifraga.[1]
Distribution
Yellow mountain saxifrage prefers cold and moist well draining neutral to basic bedrock, gravel, sand, or shale cliff environments. It is found in: North America, including Alaska, across Canada, the Great Lakes region, and Greenland; and in Europe, including the Tatra Mountains, Alps, and Svalbard.[2] [3]
Description
Saxifraga aizoides branches at or below ground level, and grows to 2–10 centimetres (0.79–3.94 in). It spreads by short rhizomes, forming mats of small colonies.[3]
The flowers, with five sepals and petals, are yellow—green.[3]
Saxifraga aizoides is a listed threatened species in New York state.[4]
References
- ↑ ITIS—Integrated Taxonomic Information System: Saxifraga aizoides
- ↑ USDA . accessed 5.14.2013
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 The Flora of Svalbard - Saxifraga aizoides . accessed 5.14.2013
- ↑ New York Natural Heritage Program: Saxifraga aizoides
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Saxifraga aizoides. |
- USDA Plants Profile for Saxifraga aizoides (yellow mountain saxifrage)
- Topwalks: Saxifraga aizoides
- Saxifraga aizoides — U.C. Photo gallery
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