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

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White
Bloom Time: Jun , Jul , Aug

Distribution

USA: AK , CO , ID , MN , MT , NH , NM , NV , SD , UT , WA , WY
Canada: 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:AGCPAKAWCBEMPGPHIMWNCNEWMVE
Status: FACW FACW FACU FACW FACW
This information is derived from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Wetland Plant List, Version 3.1 (Lichvar, R.W. 2013. The National Wetland Plant List: 2013 wetland ratings. Phytoneuron 2013-49: 1-241). Click here for map of regions.

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 Plants
FNA: Find Saxifraga cernua in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Saxifraga cernua

Metadata

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

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