Nesting Saxifrage, Swamp Saxifrage
Micranthes nidifica
Synonyms: Micranthes plantaginea, Saxifraga columbiana, Saxifraga integrifolia var. columbiana, Saxifraga integrifolia var. leptopetala, Saxifraga montana, Saxifraga nidifica, Saxifraga nidifica var. nidifica, Saxifraga plantaginea
![Nesting Saxifrage, Swamp Saxifrage: Micranthes nidifica (Synonyms: Micranthes plantaginea, Saxifraga columbiana, Saxifraga integrifolia var. columbiana, Saxifraga integrifolia var. leptopetala, Saxifraga montana, Saxifraga nidifica, Saxifraga nidifica var. nidifica, Saxifraga plantaginea)](nidifica/nidifica05-01-2015.jpg)
What appears to be nesting saxifrage as seen along a small vernal stream spilling over the west rim of the Klickitat River canyon, Klickitat Canyon NRCA.........May 1, 2015. I believe the leaf blades were glabrous and longer than their petioles.
![Brittle-leaved Saxifrage, Fleshy-leaved Saxifrage, Peak Saxifrage, Swamp Saxifrage: Saxifraga nidifica var. claytoniifolia (Synonyms: Micranthes fragosa, Saxifraga claytoniifolia, Saxifraga fragosa, Saxifraga fragosa ssp. claytoniifolia, Saxifraga fragosa var. fragosa, Saxifraga integrifolia var. claytoniaefolia, Saxifraga integrifolia var. claytoniifolia)](nidifica/nidifica.jpg)
The photo above shows the flowers of nesting
saxifrage as seen along Rd 6000 at a moist, rocky meadow near 2780' on the southeast
side of Mt. Adams.........May 14, 2005.
![Basal leaf of Brittle-leaved Saxifrage, Fleshy-leaved Saxifrage, Peak Saxifrage, Swamp Saxifrage: Saxifraga nidifica var. claytoniifolia (Synonyms: Micranthes fragosa, Saxifraga claytoniifolia, Saxifraga fragosa, Saxifraga fragosa ssp. claytoniifolia, Saxifraga fragosa var. fragosa, Saxifraga integrifolia var. claytoniaefolia, Saxifraga integrifolia var. claytoniifolia)](nidifica/nidificalf1.jpg)
The photo above shows the basal leaves of
nesting saxifrage as seen along Rd 6000 at a moist, rocky meadow near 2780'
on the southeast side of Mt. Adams........May 6, 2006. Note how the base of the leaf tapers somewhat gradually into the petiole. A leaf base that tapers much more gradually would be Micranthes integrifolia. One that tapers abruptly would be Micranthes fragosa.
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The photo above shows the open inflorescence of nesting
saxifrage as seen along Rd 6000 at a moist, rocky meadow near 2780' on the southeast
side of Mt. Adams.........May 14, 2005.
Paul Slichter