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Saxifraga hyperborea
Saxifraga hyperborea R. Br.
Pygmy Saxifrage
Saxifragaceae (Saxifrage family)
Synonym(s): Saxifraga rivularis var. hyperborea
USDA Symbol: SAHY
USDA Native Status: L48 (N), AK (N), CAN (N), GL (N)
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Herb
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 2 inches tall.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: White , PurpleBloom Time: Jun , Jul , Aug
Distribution
USA: AK , NHCanada: AB , MB , NL , NT , NU , QC
Native Habitat: Wet tundra, open gravel and silt, stream and lake margins, snow beds, shady ravines and cliffs, seepage under rocks, silty and gravelly seashores.
National Wetland Indicator Status
Region: | AGCP | AK | AW | CB | EMP | GP | HI | MW | NCNE | WMVE |
Status: | FACU |
Web Reference
Webref 30 - Calflora (2018) CalfloraWebref 3 - Flora of North America (2014) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter
Additional resources
USDA: Find Saxifraga hyperborea in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Saxifraga hyperborea in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Saxifraga hyperborea
Metadata
Record Modified: 2020-11-02Research By: CBR