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Saxifraga oppositifolia

purple saxifrage, twinflowered saxifrage

Saxifraga oppositifolia

Saxifraga aleutica

Flowering time June-August
Habitat Alpine slopes and rocky outcroppings
Distribution
In the Olympic and Cascade mountains of Washington; Alaska south to Oregon, east to the Rocky Mountains; across northern Canada and northeastern U.S.
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Origin Native
Conservation status Not of concern
Sibling taxa
S. adscendens, S. austromontana, S. cernua, S. cespitosa, S. hyperborea, S. mertensiana, S. tridactylites, S. vespertina
S. adscendens, S. austromontana, S. cernua, S. cespitosa, S. hyperborea, S. mertensiana, S. oppositifolia, S. tridactylites, S. vespertina
Subordinate taxa
S. oppositifolia ssp. oppositifolia
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