Common Western Saxifrage, Northwestern Saxifrage, Swamp Saxifrage, Wholeleaf Saxifrage, Whole-leaf Saxifrage
Micranthes integrifolia
Synonyms: Saxifraga integrifolia, Saxifraga integrifolia var. integrifolia, Saxifraga laevicarpa
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Close-up images of the inflorescence and basal leaves of northwestern
saxifrage as seen along Road K1000 east of the Mt. Adams Highway on the southeast
side of Mt. Adams..........May 13, 2007.
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Northwestern saxifrage blooming in a vernally moist drainage on the southeast-facing slopes of Grayback Mountain, about 6 miles south of the Yakima-Klickitat County line.....May 14, 2023.
The photo above gives an idea of the form of northwestern saxifrage, with the typical cluster of several to in this case, many basal leaves, as well as the long, leafless scape topped by an open inflorescence of several short, ascending branches, each capped with a small cluster of flowers. Photographed on moist ground to the east of the Mt. Adams Highway on the southeast side of Mt. Adams...........May 13, 2007.
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The photos above show close-up details of northwestern saxifrage as seen along Kreps Lane in Conboy Lake NWR...........April 25, 2008.
Paul Slichter