Flora of North America species comparison

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Saxifraga eschscholtzii

ciliate saxifrage, cushion saxifrage
Habit Plants cushion-forming, rounded, sometimes mat-forming (then stems trailing), (stems slightly woody at base), not stoloniferous, rhizomatous, with caudex.
Leaves

basal (sometimes cauline on trailing stems), (closely imbricate);

petiole absent;

blade round to broadly obovate, unlobed, 1–4 mm, ± fleshy, margins entire, stiffly bristly-ciliate, apex obtuse or rounded, surfaces glabrous.
Inflorescences

solitary flowers, to 1 cm, glabrous;

bracts sessile.
Flowers

unisexual (plants dioecious);

sepals spreading in flower, reflexed in fruit, (purple), triangular to ovate, margins ciliate, surfaces hairy;

petals yellow, drying cream to brown, not spotted, linear to oblanceolate, 1–2.5 mm, ± equaling sepals;

ovary superior.
2n

= 12.

Saxifraga eschscholtzii
Phenology Flowering early summer.
Habitat Cliffs and gravelly spits, rocky outcrops, gravel shores, tundra
Elevation 0-2000+ m (0-6600+ ft)
Distribution
from FNA
AK; NT; YT; Asia (Siberia)
[BONAP county map]
Source FNA vol. 8, p. 139.
Parent taxa Saxifragaceae > Saxifraga
Sibling taxa
S. adscendens, S. aizoides, S. aleutica, S. bracteata, S. bronchialis, S. cernua, S. cespitosa, S. cherlerioides, S. chrysantha, S. debilis, S. flagellaris, S. hirculus, S. hyperborea, S. mertensiana, S. nathorstii, S. oppositifolia, S. paniculata, S. radiata, S. rivularis, S. serpyllifolia, S. taylorii, S. tricuspidata, S. tridactylites, S. vespertina
Name authority Sternberg: Revis. Saxifrag., suppl. 1: 9. 1822 ,
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