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Saxifraga nidifica

Saxifraga nidifica Greene

Peak Saxifrage, Swamp Saxifrage

Saxifragaceae (Saxifrage family)

Synonym(s):

USDA Symbol: SANI5

USDA Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)

 

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 1 foot tall.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White , Green
Bloom Time: Mar , Apr , May , Jun , Jul , Aug
Bloom Notes: White to greenish white.

Distribution

USA: CA , ID , MT , NV , OR , UT , WA , WY
Canada: BC
Native Habitat: Open meadows, shrublands, gravelly slopes, open pine forests.

Web Reference

Webref 30 - Calflora (2018) Calflora
Webref 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 nidifica in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Saxifraga nidifica in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Saxifraga nidifica

Metadata

Record Modified: 2020-11-02
Research By: CBR

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