Bog Saxifrage, Oregon Saxifrage
Micranthes oregana
Synonyms: Micranthes arnoglossa, Micranthes brachypus, Saxifraga montanensis, Saxifraga oregana, Saxifraga oregana var. montanensis , Saxifraga oregana var. oregana, Saxifraga oregana var. sierrae
The photo above shows a close-up of the flowers
of bog saxifrage (variety oregana) on the southeast side of Mt. Adams.........June
19, 2005.
The photo above shows the open inflorescence
of bog saxifrage (variety oregana) on the southeast side of Mt. Adams.........June
19, 2005. Note the long lower side branches of this variety.
The photo above shows the basal rosette of leaves of bog saxifrage
(variety oregana) on the southeast side of Mt. Adams.........May
22, 2005.
The photo above shows a close-up of the elongated basal leaf of bog saxifrage. Photographed in wetlands along the Willard Springs Foot Trail at Conboy Lake National Wildlife Refuge.........June 3, 2007.
The photo above shows bog saxifrage as photographed in wetlands along the Willard Springs Foot Trail at Conboy Lake National Wildlife Refuge.........June 3, 2007. This robust, individual plant is well over one meter high.
The photo above shows the basal rosette of leaves and emerging
scape of bog saxifrage (variety oregana) on the southeast side of Mt.
Adams..........May 22, 2005.
The photo above shows the basal rosette of leaves and lower scape
of bog saxifrage (variety oregana) on the southeast side of Mt. Adams.........May
22, 2005.Note the fine, spreading hairs on the margins of the broad leaf petioles
as well as on the scape.
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The photo at left shows a close-up of the flowers of bog saxifrage
(variety oregana) on the southeast side of Mt. Adams..........June
19, 2005. Note the long lower side branches of this variety The photo at right shows the inflorescence of bog saxifrage in wetlands along the eastern loop of the Willard Springs Trail, Conboy Lake NWR......June 11 2020..
Paul Slichter