Telesonix jamesii (Torr.) Raf. is a plant in the Saxifragaceae family, order Saxifragales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Telesonix jamesii (Torr.) Raf.

Telesonix jamesii (Torr.) Raf.

Telesonix jamesii, or James' false saxifrage, is a rare saxifrage family flowering plant native to the southern Rocky Mountains.

Family
Genus
Telesonix
Order
Saxifragales
Class
Magnoliopsida

About Telesonix jamesii (Torr.) Raf.

Telesonix jamesii (Torr.) Raf. is a species of flowering plant that belongs to the saxifrage family, native to the Rocky Mountains of North America. Its common names are James' false saxifrage, James's saxifrage, and James' telesonix. This is a rare species that is endemic to rocky, high elevation habitats with granitic substrates in the southern Rocky Mountains of Colorado; it may also occur in New Mexico and Wyoming. It is closely related to Telesonix heucheriformis, which has sometimes been classified as a variety of Telesonix jamesii.

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Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Saxifragales Saxifragaceae Telesonix

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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