Saxifragaceae

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Micranthes integrifolia (Hook.) Small

Micranthes integrifolia (Hook.) Small

Micranthes integrifolia (Hook.) Small

Micranthes integrifolia, wholeleaf saxifrage, is a perennial herb native to moist habitats in western North America.

Micranthes micranthidifolia (Haw.) Small

Micranthes micranthidifolia (Haw.) Small

Micranthes micranthidifolia (Haw.) Small

Micranthes micranthidifolia is a saxifrage native to the southeastern US that grows in wet mountain stream areas.

Micranthes occidentalis (S.Watson) Small

Micranthes occidentalis (S.Watson) Small

Micranthes occidentalis (S.Watson) Small

Micranthes occidentalis, commonly mountain saxifrage, is a herbaceous perennial found in western North America, most often at higher altitudes.

Micranthes odontoloma (Piper) A.Heller

Micranthes odontoloma (Piper) A.Heller

Micranthes odontoloma (Piper) A.Heller

Micranthes odontoloma, or brook saxifrage, is an edible perennial flowering herb native to western North America.

Micranthes oregana (Howell) Small

Micranthes oregana (Howell) Small

Micranthes oregana (Howell) Small

Micranthes oregana, or Oregon saxifrage, is a native perennial flowering herb of western North America that grows in moist habitats.

Micranthes pensylvanica (L.) Haw.

Micranthes pensylvanica (L.) Haw.

Micranthes pensylvanica (L.) Haw.

Micranthes pensylvanica is an early summer-flowering plant that is rare in several of its native U.S. states but not endangered overall.

Micranthes petiolaris (Raf.) Brouillet & Gornall

Micranthes petiolaris (Raf.) Brouillet & Gornall

Micranthes petiolaris (Raf.) Brouillet & Gornall

Micranthes petiolaris, or cliff saxifrage, is a perennial flowering plant native to the Southern Appalachian Mountains.

Micranthes rufidula Small

Micranthes rufidula Small

Micranthes rufidula Small

Micranthes rufidula, or rustyhair saxifrage, is a white-flowered perennial herb native to mountainous western North America.

Micranthes stellaris (L.) Galasso, Banfi & Soldano

Micranthes stellaris (L.) Galasso, Banfi & Soldano

Micranthes stellaris (L.) Galasso, Banfi & Soldano

Micranthes stellaris is an Arctic-alpine flowering plant that grows in damp, often high-elevation environments across Eurasia and North America.

Micranthes tolmiei (Torr. & A.Gray) Brouillet & Gornall

Micranthes tolmiei (Torr. & A.Gray) Brouillet & Gornall

Micranthes tolmiei (Torr. & A.Gray) Brouillet & Gornall

Micranthes tolmiei, or Tolmie's saxifrage, is a small alpine perennial herb native to western North America.

Micranthes virginiensis (Michx.) Small

Micranthes virginiensis (Michx.) Small

Micranthes virginiensis (Michx.) Small

Micranthes virginiensis, or Virginia saxifrage, is a spring-flowering herbaceous plant that grows on rocks, cliffs, and logs.

Mitella diphylla L.

Mitella diphylla L.

Mitella diphylla L.

Mitella diphylla (miterwort) is a small forest herb grown ornamentally in shade gardens, pollinated by small bees and flies.

Mitella nuda L.

Mitella nuda L.

Mitella nuda L.

Mitella nuda (naked bishop's cap/naked miterwort) is a small flowering perennial geophyte native to northern North America and northeastern Asia.

Mitellastra caulescens (Nutt.) Howell

Mitellastra caulescens (Nutt.) Howell

Mitellastra caulescens (Nutt.) Howell

Mitellastra caulescens is the sole species in genus Mitellastra, a herbaceous perennial native to western North America that grows in wet shady places.

Ozomelis trifida (Graham) Rydb.

Ozomelis trifida (Graham) Rydb.

Ozomelis trifida (Graham) Rydb.

Ozomelis trifida, Pacific miterwort, is a rhizomatous perennial flowering herb native to wet western North American woodlands.

Pectiantia pentandra (Hook.) Rydb.

Pectiantia pentandra (Hook.) Rydb.

Pectiantia pentandra (Hook.) Rydb.

Pectiantia pentandra is a rhizomatous perennial herb native to moist, shady habitats across much of western North America.

Saxifraga aizoides L.

Saxifraga aizoides L.

Saxifraga aizoides L.

Saxifraga aizoides L. is a small evergreen perennial flowering plant, listed as threatened in New York state, found across parts of North America and Europe.

Saxifraga bronchialis L.

Saxifraga bronchialis L.

Saxifraga bronchialis L.

Saxifraga bronchialis L. (matted saxifrage) is a short mat-forming perennial alpine plant native to northwestern North America and Russia.

Saxifraga bryoides L.

Saxifraga bryoides L.

Saxifraga bryoides L.

Saxifraga bryoides L., or mossy saxifrage, is a low-altitude evergreen perennial found in high-altitude rocky areas of Europe. It is grown in rock gardens.

Saxifraga cernua L.

Saxifraga cernua L.

Saxifraga cernua L.

Saxifraga cernua is an Arctic-alpine flowering plant that has been protected in the UK since 1975.

Saxifraga cespitosa L.

Saxifraga cespitosa L.

Saxifraga cespitosa L.

Saxifraga cespitosa, tufted saxifrage, is a flowering arctic and mountain alpine plant protected in the UK.

Saxifraga cotyledon L.

Saxifraga cotyledon L.

Saxifraga cotyledon L.

Saxifraga cotyledon, the pyramidal saxifrage, is an Arctic-alpine flowering plant from European mountains and one of Norway's national flowers.

Saxifraga crustata Vest

Saxifraga crustata Vest

Saxifraga crustata Vest

Saxifraga crustata Vest is an evergreen perennial chasmophyte found in the European Alps and Dinarides, with distinctive silver calcite-secreting leaves.

Saxifraga cuneifolia L.

Saxifraga cuneifolia L.

Saxifraga cuneifolia L.

Saxifraga cuneifolia, or Lesser Londonpride, is a European mountain flowering plant that grows in shaded, humid forest and rocky habitats.

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