Saxifraga vespertina

(Small) Fedde

Just’s Bot. Jahresber. 33(1): 613. 1906,.

Basionym: Leptasea vespertina Small in N. L. Britton et al., N. Amer. Fl. 22: 153. 1905
Synonyms: Saxifraga bronchialis subsp. vespertina (Small) Piper Saxifraga bronchialis var. vespertina (Small) Rosendahl
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 8. Treatment on page 142. Mentioned on page 135, 136, 140.

Plants forming loose mats, (stems trailing), not stoloniferous, rhizomatous. Leaves cauline (crowded proximally); petiole absent; blade spatulate, unlobed or minutely 3-toothed or -lobed apically, 4–11 mm, leathery, margins entire, (not cartilaginous), stiffly ciliate, apex rounded or obtuse, mucronate, surfaces glabrous. Inflorescences 3–6-flowered cymes, 2.5–12 cm, pink- to purple-tipped stipitate-glandular; bracts sessile. Flowers: sepals erect, ovate to oblong, margins sparsely ciliate, surfaces glabrous; petals white to cream, yellow-spotted proximally, red- or orange-spotted distally, these often faded in dried specimens, elliptic, 4–6 mm, much longer than sepals; ovary superior. 2n = 26.


Phenology: Flowering summer.
Habitat: Rocky slopes, ledges, crevices
Elevation: 100-1800 m

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Luc Brouillet +  and Patrick E. Elvander† +
(Small) Fedde +
Leptasea vespertina +
Oreg. +  and Wash. +
100-1800 m +
Rocky slopes, ledges, crevices +
Flowering summer. +
Just’s Bot. Jahresber. +
Saxifraga bronchialis subsp. vespertina +  and Saxifraga bronchialis var. vespertina +
Saxifraga vespertina +
Saxifraga +
species +