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Golden Saxifrage - Saxifraga chrysantha
Other Names:
Saxifraga serpyllifolia var. chrysantha
General Description
Forming small, loose mats from a branched caudex. Stems prostrate to ascending, densely leafy at the base; fertile stems 1–4 cm, sparsely glandular. Leaves basal and cauline, glabrous, succulent, oblanceolate, entire, 2–7 mm long. Inflorescence a solitary flower. Flowers: calyx saucer-shaped, the lobes reflexed, 2–4 mm long; hypanthium <1 mm long; petals elliptic, 4–7 mm long, yellow; ovary mostly superior. Capsule 5–8 mm long.
Lesica (2012) treats this taxon as
Saxifraga serpyllifolia Pursh var.
chrysantha (A. Gray) Dorn (
Lesica et al. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX).
Species Range
Montana Range
Range Descriptions
Native
Range Comments
Rocky Mountains from MT to UT and NM.
Observations in Montana Natural Heritage Program Database
Number of Observations: 5
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Relative Density
Recency
(Observations spanning multiple months or years are excluded from time charts)
Habitat
Open, moist, gravelly soil on gentle slopes in the alpine zone.
Stewardship Responsibility
References
- Literature Cited AboveLegend:
View Online Publication- Lesica, P., M.T. Lavin, and P.F. Stickney. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. Fort Worth, TX: BRIT Press. viii + 771 p.
- Additional ReferencesLegend: View Online Publication
Do you know of a citation we're missing?- Lesica, P., M.T. Lavin, and P.F. Stickney. 2022. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants, Second Edition. Fort Worth, TX: BRIT Press. viii + 779 p.
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