Saxifraga virginiensis - (image 1 of 5)
Taxonomy
Family: Saxifragaceae
Habitat
Moist to dry, open woods and rocky slopes.
Associates
Distribution
New Brunswick west to Manitoba, south to GA, LA, and OK.
Morphology
Herbaceous perennial to 10 cm at flowering, 40 cm later in the season. Leaves all basal, oblong or ovate, 2-5 cm, entire or serrate. Flowers numerous in a branched inflorescence; flowering stems often solitary or few; petals white, 4-6 mm, spatulate to ovate; sepals spreading or ascending.
Notes
Flowers April to May
Wetland indicator: Facultative -
The interesting scalloped edge of the leaves, when present, makes this species somewhat easy to identify late in the season.
References
Gleason, Henry A. and A. Cronquist. 1991. Manual of Vascular Plants of
Northeastern United States
and Adjacent Canada. Second Ed.
The New York Botanical Garden. Bronx, NY
USDA, NRCS. 2002.
The PLANTS Database, Version 3.5 (http://plants.usda.gov).
National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA.
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