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Tolmie Saxifrage - Saxifraga tolmiei

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Status Under Review
Native Species

Global Rank: G5
State Rank: S3S4
C-value: 7


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General Description
Forming small mats with short, sterile stems from a branched caudex. Stems prostrate to ascending, densely leafy at the base; fertile stems 2–6 cm, glabrous. Leaves glabrous, succulent, ciliate, spatulate, 3–7 mm long. Inflorescence of 1 to 3 flowers. Flowers: calyx saucer-shaped with lobes spreading, 2–3 mm long, glabrous; hypanthium <0.5 mm long; petals oblong, 3–5 mm long, white; ovary slightly inferior. Capsule 5–9 mm long (Lesica et al. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX).

Species Range
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Native
 


Range Comments
Known from Missoula and Ravalli counties; BC to MT south to CA, NV and ID (Lesica et al. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX).

Habitat
Open, moist, gravelly soil of slopes and rock ledges in the alpine and subalpine zones.

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.
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    • 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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