Saxifragaceae

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Bergenia crassifolia (L.) Fritsch

Bergenia crassifolia (L.) Fritsch

Bergenia crassifolia (L.) Fritsch

Bergenia crassifolia is an ornamental garden plant used for tea, medicine, and tanning, native to Siberia, Altay, and Mongolia.

Boykinia occidentalis Torr. & A.Gray

Boykinia occidentalis Torr. & A.Gray

Boykinia occidentalis Torr. & A.Gray

Boykinia occidentalis, or coastal brookfoam, is a rhizomatous perennial flowering plant native to the west coast of North America.

Boykinia richardsonii (Hook.) A.Gray

Boykinia richardsonii (Hook.) A.Gray

Boykinia richardsonii (Hook.) A.Gray

Boykinia richardsonii is a Beringian endemic tundra plant that is a primary forage food for grizzly bears.

Brewerimitella ovalis (Greene) R.A.Folk & Y.Okuyama

Brewerimitella ovalis (Greene) R.A.Folk & Y.Okuyama

Brewerimitella ovalis (Greene) R.A.Folk & Y.Okuyama

Brewerimitella ovalis is a rhizomatous perennial herb that blooms yellow or green from April to June, producing capsule fruits with colored seeds.

Chrysosplenium alternifolium L.

Chrysosplenium alternifolium L.

Chrysosplenium alternifolium L.

Chrysosplenium alternifolium, alternate-leaved golden-saxifrage, is a small perennial mat-forming wetland plant native to cooler wetter Europe.

Chrysosplenium americanum Schwein. ex Hook.

Chrysosplenium americanum Schwein. ex Hook.

Chrysosplenium americanum Schwein. ex Hook.

Chrysosplenium americanum Schwein. ex Hook. is a plant found in forest stream-side wet habitats and swamps, with distinct reproductive traits.

Chrysosplenium glechomifolium Nutt. ex Torr. & A.Gray

Chrysosplenium glechomifolium Nutt. ex Torr. & A.Gray

Chrysosplenium glechomifolium Nutt. ex Torr. & A.Gray

Pacific golden saxifrage is an uncommon small flowering plant native to the moist western North American coastline.

Chrysosplenium oppositifolium L.

Chrysosplenium oppositifolium L.

Chrysosplenium oppositifolium L.

Chrysosplenium oppositifolium L. is a small creeping European plant that grows in damp, shady low-light habitats.

Darmera peltata (Torr. ex Benth.) Voss

Darmera peltata (Torr. ex Benth.) Voss

Darmera peltata (Torr. ex Benth.) Voss

Darmera peltata is the only species in the Darmera genus, a native North American perennial grown widely in gardens.

Heuchera americana L.

Heuchera americana L.

Heuchera americana L.

Heuchera americana L., or American alumroot, is a popular ornamental ground cover grown for its varied foliage.

Heuchera cylindrica Douglas

Heuchera cylindrica Douglas

Heuchera cylindrica Douglas

Heuchera cylindrica Douglas is an ecologically secure saxifrage native to Pacific Northwest rocky and sub-alpine habitats.

Heuchera micrantha Douglas

Heuchera micrantha Douglas

Heuchera micrantha Douglas

Heuchera micrantha Douglas is a variable North American plant, with a traditional Native American root poultice use.

Heuchera parvifolia Nutt. ex Torr. & A.Gray

Heuchera parvifolia Nutt. ex Torr. & A.Gray

Heuchera parvifolia Nutt. ex Torr. & A.Gray

Heuchera parvifolia is a small-leaved saxifrage species native to western US rocky habitats, distinct from the eastern similar species.

Heuchera rubescens Torr.

Heuchera rubescens Torr.

Heuchera rubescens Torr.

Heuchera rubescens, or pink alumroot, is a small perennial Heuchera native to western US and northern Mexico, growing in dry rocky areas.

Heuchera villosa Michx.

Heuchera villosa Michx.

Heuchera villosa Michx.

Heuchera villosa (hairy alumroot) is a small evergreen perennial native to the Eastern United States, sometimes grown ornamentally.

Jepsonia parryi (Torr.) Small

Jepsonia parryi (Torr.) Small

Jepsonia parryi (Torr.) Small

Jepsonia parryi is a small heterostylous perennial herb native to coastal southern California and Baja California.

Leptarrhena pyrolifolia (D.Don) R.Br. ex Ser.

Leptarrhena pyrolifolia (D.Don) R.Br. ex Ser.

Leptarrhena pyrolifolia (D.Don) R.Br. ex Ser.

Leptarrhena pyrolifolia is the only species in the Saxifragaceae genus Leptarrhena, a perennial rhizomatous geophyte native to northwestern North America.

Lithophragma affine A.Gray

Lithophragma affine A.Gray

Lithophragma affine A.Gray

Lithophragma affine A.Gray is a rhizomatous perennial flowering plant native to western North America's coast.

Lithophragma bolanderi A.Gray

Lithophragma bolanderi A.Gray

Lithophragma bolanderi A.Gray

Lithophragma bolanderi, commonly Bolander's woodland star, is a California-endemic flowering plant in the saxifrage family.

Lithophragma glabrum Nutt. ex Torr. & A.Gray

Lithophragma glabrum Nutt. ex Torr. & A.Gray

Lithophragma glabrum Nutt. ex Torr. & A.Gray

Lithophragma glabrum is a slender perennial mountain plant of the saxifrage family native to western North America, with several common names.

Lithophragma heterophyllum (Hook. & Arn.) Torr. & A.Gray

Lithophragma heterophyllum (Hook. & Arn.) Torr. & A.Gray

Lithophragma heterophyllum (Hook. & Arn.) Torr. & A.Gray

Lithophragma heterophyllum, the hillside woodland star, is a saxifrage species native to coastal California's shady habitats.

Lithophragma parviflorum (Hook.) Nutt. ex Torr. & A.Gray

Lithophragma parviflorum (Hook.) Nutt. ex Torr. & A.Gray

Lithophragma parviflorum (Hook.) Nutt. ex Torr. & A.Gray

Lithophragma parviflorum, smallflower woodland star, is a toxic western North American perennial herb in the saxifrage family.

Micranthes californica (Greene) Small

Micranthes californica (Greene) Small

Micranthes californica (Greene) Small

Micranthes californica is a perennial herb with a basal leaf rosette and clustered small white flowers.

Micranthes ferruginea (Graham) Brouillet & Gornall

Micranthes ferruginea (Graham) Brouillet & Gornall

Micranthes ferruginea (Graham) Brouillet & Gornall

Micranthes ferruginea is a perennial flowering plant native to moist rocky mountain habitats of western North America.

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