Tufted Saxifrage
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| Saxifraga cespitosa L. |
The tufted saxifrage (Saxifraga cespitosa) is a flower common to many arctic heights. It appears further south in mountainous areas of the Alps, Norway, Iceland, Siberia and Alaska.
Densely tufted from a stout taproot, the plant has very short stems with withered, dead leaves at the base. The leaves have three to five lobes; both leaves and calyx exhibit trichomes in the form of glandular hair. Flowering stems range from 5-10 cm, with one or two flowers per stem. Its petals are white, twice the length of the calyx lobes. Smaller specimens, with shorter stems and smaller, yellowish-greenish petals (with uniflorous variants), are rather frequent.
The tufted saxifrage grows on ledges and gravelly places.
[edit] See also
 Tufted Saxifrage |
 Tufted Saxifrage |
 Tufted Saxifrage |
 Smaller yellowish var. |
 Smaller yellowish var. |
 Smaller var. |
