ALASKA SAXIFRAGE

Class: Saxifraga ferruginea

Family: SAXIFRAGE FAMILY

Sub Family: Saxifragaceae

Year: Perennial

Other Names: Rusty Saxifrage

Colour: White to pinkish

Height: 10-47 cm (4-18")

Each Flower: Up to 8 mm (1/3") across; 5 oval-pointed petals, 3 of which are broader and more spatula-shaped and constricted at base with 2 yellow spots where they broaden; 10 orange-red stamens; calyx 5-pointed, reddish, and recurved

Leaves: In rosette at base, with short stalks, broadening into lance- or spatula-shaped blades, shallowly toothed round upper margins; hairy, especially beneath, older leaves becoming reddish

Stems: Slender and reddish and simply branching above with small bract where they branch

Blooming Period: June - August

Habitat: Damp, mountainous areas

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