[Saxifrages: The Genera Cascadia, Micranthes and Saxifraga in the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]

Rusty-hair Saxifrage, Rusty-haired Saxifrage

Micranthes rufidula

Synonyms: Saxifraga aequidentata, Saxifraga klickitatensis, Saxifraga occidentalis ssp. rufidula, Saxifraga occidentalis var. aequidentata, Saxifraga occidentalis var. rufidula, Saxifraga rufidula

Rusty-haired Saxifrage, Rusty-hair Saxifrage: Micranthes rufidula (Synonyms: Saxifraga aequidentata, Saxifraga klickitatensis, Saxifraga occidentalis ssp. rufidula, Saxifraga occidentalis var. aequidentata, Saxifraga occidentalis var. rufidula, Saxifraga rufidula) - Rusty-haired Saxifrage, Rusty-hair Saxifrage: Micranthes rufidula (Synonyms: Saxifraga aequidentata, Saxifraga klickitatensis, Saxifraga occidentalis ssp. rufidula, Saxifraga occidentalis var. aequidentata, Saxifraga occidentalis var. rufidula, Saxifraga rufidula)

Rusty-hair saxifrage as seen on Klahhane Ridge in Olympic National Park........July 26, 2008.

Flower of Rusty-haired Saxifrage, Rusty-hair Saxifrage: Micranthes rufidula (Synonyms: Saxifraga aequidentata, Saxifraga klickitatensis, Saxifraga occidentalis ssp. rufidula, Saxifraga occidentalis var. aequidentata, Saxifraga occidentalis var. rufidula, Saxifraga rufidula) - Basal leaves of Rusty-haired Saxifrage, Rusty-hair Saxifrage: Micranthes rufidula (Synonyms: Saxifraga aequidentata, Saxifraga klickitatensis, Saxifraga occidentalis ssp. rufidula, Saxifraga occidentalis var. aequidentata, Saxifraga occidentalis var. rufidula, Saxifraga rufidula)

Basal leaf of Rusty-haired Saxifrage, Rusty-hair Saxifrage: Micranthes rufidula (Synonyms: Saxifraga aequidentata, Saxifraga klickitatensis, Saxifraga occidentalis ssp. rufidula, Saxifraga occidentalis var. aequidentata, Saxifraga occidentalis var. rufidula, Saxifraga rufidula)

Close-ups of the flower and basal leaves of rusty-hair saxifrage as seen on moist rock outcrops at Saddle Mountain State Park in the Coast Range of northwestern Oregon.........May 21, 2009.
Paul Slichter