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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: PerennialHabit: Herb
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 1 foot tall.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: White , GreenBloom Time: Mar , Apr , May , Jun , Jul , Aug
Bloom Notes: White to greenish white.
Distribution
USA: CA , ID , MT , NV , OR , UT , WA , WYCanada: BC
Native Habitat: Open meadows, shrublands, gravelly slopes, open pine forests.
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 nidifica in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Saxifraga nidifica in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Saxifraga nidifica
Metadata
Record Modified: 2020-11-02Research By: CBR