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Saxifraga cernua
Saxifraga cernua L.
Nodding Saxifrage
Saxifragaceae (Saxifrage family)
Synonym(s): Saxifraga cernua var. exilioides
USDA Symbol: SACE2
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 1 foot tall.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: WhiteBloom Time: Jun , Jul , Aug
Distribution
USA: AK , CO , ID , MN , MT , NH , NM , NV , SD , UT , WA , WYCanada: AB , BC , MB , NL , NT , NU , ON , QC , YT
Native Habitat: Cool, wet areas, mossy banks, tundra, shady rock faces, late snowbeds.
National Wetland Indicator Status
Region: | AGCP | AK | AW | CB | EMP | GP | HI | MW | NCNE | WMVE |
Status: | FACW | FACW | FACU | FACW | FACW |
Web Reference
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 cernua in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Saxifraga cernua in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Saxifraga cernua
Metadata
Record Modified: 2020-11-02Research By: CBR