Saxifraga aleutica Hultén

Aleutian saxifrage (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Saxifragales > Saxifragaceae > Saxifraga

Characteristics

Plants mat-forming, not stoloniferous, rhizomatous. Leaves basal and cauline, (basal crowded, cauline 1-2); petiole absent; blade oblanceolate to spatulate, unlobed, 3-6 mm, fleshy, margins entire, eciliate, apex obtuse, surfaces glabrous. Inflorescences solitary flowers, 0.5-2 cm, densely pink-to purple-tipped stipitate-glandular; bracts sessile. Flowers: sepals reflexed, oblong to ovate or triangular, margins stipitate-glandular, surfaces glabrous; petals greenish yellow, not spotted, elliptic to narrowly obovate, 2-3 mm, ± equaling sepals; ovary superior.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Cultivation

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Germination duration (days) 15 - 60
Germination temperacture (C°) 18 - 23
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Distribution

Saxifraga aleutica world distribution map, present in United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:228307-2
WFO ID wfo-0001135646
COL ID 6XQRQ
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Synonyms

Saxifraga aleutica