[The Flora of Denali National Park: Wildflowers with 5 Petals]

The Saxifrage Family in Denali National Park

Saxifragaceae

Purple Mountain Saxifrage: Saxifraga oppositifolia
Purple Mountain Saxifrage: Saxifraga oppositifolia

Bearflower: Boykinia richardsonii

Northern Water-carpet: Chrysosplenium tetrandrum

Bering Sea Water-carpet: Chrysosplenium wrightii

Leather-leaved Saxifrage: Leptarrhena pyrolifolia

Kotzebue (Small) Grass of Parnassus: Parnassia kotzebuei

Northern Grass of Parnassus: Parnassia palustris

Spotted Saxifrage: Saxifraga bronchialis

Tufted Saxifrage: Saxifraga caespitosa

Bulblet Saxifrage: Saxifraga cernua

Saxifraga davurica

Cushion Saxifrage: Saxifraga eschscholtzii

Spiderplant: Saxifraga flagellaris

Stiff-stemmed Saxifrage: Saxifraga hieracifolia

Yellow Marsh Saxifrage: Saxifraga hirculus

Red-stemmed Saxifrage: Saxifraga lyallii

Purple Mountain Saxifrage: Saxifraga oppositifolia

Brook Saxifrage: Saxifraga punctata

Yukon Saxifrage: Saxifraga reflexa

Thyme-leaved Saxifrage: Saxifraga serpyllifolia

Prickly Saxifrage: Saxifraga tricuspidata


Prickly Saxifrage: Saxifraga tricuspidata

Basal leaf rosettes of prickly saxifrage (Saxifraga tricuspidata) as seen high in Marmot Valley high on the southwestern slopes of Thorofare Ridge................July 10, 2009.

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