Saxifraga cherlerioides

D. Don

Trans. Linn. Soc. London 13: 382. 1822,.

Synonyms: Saxifraga bronchialis subsp. cherlerioides (D. Don) Hultén Saxifraga bronchialis var. cherlerioides (D. Don) Engler
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 8. Treatment on page 142. Mentioned on page 136, 140.

Plants loosely mat-forming, (stems trailing), not stoloniferous, rhizomatous, with caudex. Leaves cauline (crowded proximally); petiole absent; blade spatulate, unlobed, 2–7 mm, leathery, margins entire, densely glandular-ciliate, apex rounded or obtuse, not or short-mucronate, surfaces glabrous. Inflorescences 3–6-flowered cymes, 2–6.5 cm, pink- to purple-tipped stipitate-glandular; bracts sessile. Flowers: sepals erect to ascending, ovate to oblong, margins eciliate or glandular-ciliate, surfaces glabrous; petals white to cream, yellow-spotted, sometimes sparsely red-spotted proximally, elliptic to obovate, 3–4 mm, longer than sepals; ovary superior. 2n = 26.


Phenology: Flowering summer.
Habitat: Rocky slopes and ledges, gravelly flats
Elevation: 0-800 m

Distribution

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Alaska, Asia (Kamchatka, Siberia).

Discussion

Selected References

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Lower Taxa

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... more about "Saxifraga cherlerioides"
Luc Brouillet +  and Patrick E. Elvander† +
D. Don +
Alaska +, Asia (Kamchatka +  and Siberia). +
0-800 m +
Rocky slopes and ledges, gravelly flats +
Flowering summer. +
Trans. Linn. Soc. London +
Saxifraga bronchialis subsp. cherlerioides +  and Saxifraga bronchialis var. cherlerioides +
Saxifraga cherlerioides +
Saxifraga +
species +