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Yellow (Mountain) Saxifrage

Saxifraga aizoides L.

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Foodplant / parasite
caeomoid aecium of Melampsora epitea var. reticulatae parasitises live Saxifraga aizoides

Foodplant / parasite
telium of Puccinia pazschkei var. jueliana parasitises live Saxifraga aizoides

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Comprehensive Description

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Leptasea aizoides (L.) Haw. Saxifr. Enum. 40. 1821
Saxifraga aizoides L. Sp. PI. 403. 1753.
Leaves of the caudices 7-13 mm. long, the blades thick but flat, obtuse or acutish, glabrous or sparingly ciliate ; flower-stalks 4-11 cm. tall, bearing larger leaves than the caudices, somewhat pubescent or almost glabrous, several-flowered, or rarely 1-flowered ; sepals ovate, 2.5-4 mm. long, glabrous or essentiall}'^ so ; petals yellow, oblong, 3-4.5 mm. long, clawless ; filaments subulate; follicles 6.5-8 mm. long.
Type locality : Sweden.
Distribution : Mostly subalpine, alpine and circumboreal, on wet rocks, extending s'outhward to Vermont, southwestern New York, and the Lake Superior region.
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John Kunkel SmaII, Per Axel Rydber, Nathaniel Lord Britton, Percy Wilson, Henry Hurd Rusby. 1905. ROSALES, PODOSTEMONACEAE, CRASSULACEAE, PENTHORACEAE and PARNASSIACEAE. North American flora. vol 22(2). New York Botanical Garden, New York, NY
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Saxifraga aizoides

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Saxifraga aizoides, yellow mountain saxifrage or yellow saxifrage, is a flowering alpine plant of the genus Saxifraga.[1]

Description

Saxifraga aizoides is an evergreen perennial which 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.[2]

The flowers, with five sepals and petals, are yellow—green.[2]

Distribution

It 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.[3] [2]

It is a listed threatened species in New York state.[4]

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Saxifraga aizoides: Brief Summary

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Saxifraga aizoides, yellow mountain saxifrage or yellow saxifrage, is a flowering alpine plant of the genus Saxifraga.

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