[The Saxifrage Family in Mt. Adams Country]

Saxifrages of Mt. Adams Country

The Genera Micranthes and Saxifraga

Alpine saxifrage (Micranthes tolmiei)

Alpine saxifrage (Micranthes tolmiei)

Rusty Saxifrage, Russethair Saxifrage, Alaska Saxifrage, Vreeland's Rusty Saxifrage: Micranthes ferruginea (Synonyms: Saxifraga ferruginea, Saxifraga ferruginea var. ferruginea, Saxifraga ferruginea var. foliacea, Saxifraga ferruginea var. macounii, Saxifraga ferruginea var. vreelandii, Saxifraga vreelandii) -

Brittle-leaved Saxifrage, Clayton's Saxifrage, Fleshy-leaved Saxifrage, Northwestern Saxifrage, Peak Saxifrage: Micranthes fragosa (Synonyms: Saxifraga claytoniifolia, Saxifraga fragosa, Saxifraga fragosa ssp. claytoniifolia, Saxifraga fragosa ssp. claytoniifolia, Saxifraga fragosa var. claytoniifolia, Saxifraga integrifolia var. fragosa, Saxifraga nidifica, Saxifraga nidifica var. claytoniifolia) -

Idaho Saxifrage: Micranthes idahoensis (Synonyms: Saxifraga idahoensis, Saxifraga marshallii ssp. idahoensis, Saxifraga marshallii var. idahoensis, Saxifraga occidentalis var. idahoensis) - Collected in Hellroaring Valley and possibly on the slopes of the Ridge of Wonders, Bird Creek Meadows.

Columbian Saxifrage, Common Western Saxifrage, Northwestern Saxifrage, Swamp Saxifrage, Whole-leaf Saxifrage: Micranthes integrifolia (Synonyms: Saxifraga integrifolia, Saxifraga integrifolia var. integrifolia, Saxifraga laevicarpa) - Collected near (or within) Conboy Lake NWR in 1910.

Dotted Saxifrage, Nelson's Brook Saxifrage, Nelson's Saxifrage: Micranthes nelsoniana var. cascadensis (Synonyms: Saxifraga nelsoniana ssp. cascadensis, Saxifraga punctata ssp. cascadensis, Saxifraga punctata var. cascadensis) - Possibly seen by the webmaster in Shorthorn Creek along the Shorthorn Trail.

Columbia Saxifrage, 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)

Alberta Saxifrage, Mountain Saxifrage, Redwool Saxifrage, Western Mountain Saxifrage, Western Saxifrage: Micranthes occidentalis (Synonyms: Micranthes lata, Micranthes saximontana, Saxifraga occidentalis, Saxifraga occidentalis var. allenii, Saxifraga occidentalis var. occidentalis, Saxifraga occidentalis var. wallowensis, Saxifraga reflexa ssp. occidentalis) - Collected northeast of Mt. Adams at Klickitat Meadows.

Brook Saxifrage, Stream Saxifrage, Streambank Saxifrage: Micranthes odontoloma (Synonyms: Saxifraga arguta, Saxifraga odontoloma, Saxifraga punctata ssp. arguta, Saxifraga punctata var. arguta) -

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) -

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) -

Alpine Saxifrage, Tolmie's Alpine Saxifrage, Tolmie's Saxifrage: Micranthes tolmiei (Synonyms: Saxifraga tolmiei, Saxifraga tolmiei var. ledifolia, Saxifraga tolmiei var. tolmiei) -

Matted Saxifrage, Spotted Saxifrage, Yellow-dot Saxifrage: Saxifraga austromontana (Synonyms: Ciliaria austromontana, Saxifraga bronchialis ssp. austromontana, Saxifraga bronchialis var. austromontana) -

Merten's Saxifrage, Woodland Saxifrage: Saxifraga mertensiana (Synonym: Saxifraga mertensiana var. eastwoodiae) -

Matted Saxifrage, Spotted Saxifrage, Yellow-dot Saxifrage: Saxifraga vespertina (Synonyms: Ciliaria vespertina, Leptasea vespertina, Saxifraga bronchialis ssp. vespertina, Saxifraga bronchialis var. vespertina) -


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