Saxifraga aizoides

Saxifraga aizoides, yellow mountain saxifrage or yellow saxifrage, is a flowering herb and alpine plant of the genus Saxifraga.[1]

"Yellow saxifrage" redirects here. It is not to be confused with Yellow marsh saxifrage (S. hirculus).

Saxifraga aizoides
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Saxifragales
Family: Saxifragaceae
Genus: Saxifraga
Species:
S. aizoides
Binomial name
Saxifraga aizoides
Capsules and seeds

Distribution

Yellow mountain saxifrage prefers cold and moist well draining neutral to basic bedrock, gravel, sand, or shale cliff environments. It is found in: North America, including Alaska, across Canada, the Great Lakes region, and Greenland; and in Europe, including the Tatra Mountains, Alps, and Svalbard.[2] [3]

Description

Saxifraga aizoides branches at or below ground level, and grows to 2–10 centimetres (0.79–3.94 in). It spreads by short rhizomes, forming mats of small colonies.[3]

The flowers, with five sepals and petals, are yellow—green.[3]

Saxifraga aizoides is a listed threatened species in New York state.[4]

References
  1. ITIS—Integrated Taxonomic Information System: Saxifraga aizoides
  2. USDA . accessed 5.14.2013
  3. The Flora of Svalbard - Saxifraga aizoides . accessed 5.14.2013
  4. New York Natural Heritage Program: Saxifraga aizoides


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