[The Saxifrage Family in Denali National Park and Preserve]

Hawkweed-leaved Saxifrage, Rusty Saxifrage, Stiffstem Saxifrage, Stiff-stemmed Saxifrage

Micranthes hieraciifolia

Synonyms: Saxifrage hieracifolia, Saxifraga hieracifolia var. angusticapsula, Saxifraga hieracifolia var. rufopilosa

Hawkweed-leaved Saxifrage, Rusty Saxifrage, Stiffstem Saxifrage, Stiff-stemmed Saxifrage: Micranthes hieraciifolia (Synonyms: Saxifrage hieraciifolia, Saxifraga hieraciifolia var. angusticapsula, Saxifraga hieraciifolia var. rufopilosa)

A close-up of the flowers of stiff-stemmed saxifrage from atop Camp Ridge above Camp Denali.........June 22, 2002.


Close-up of a flower of Hawkweed-leaved Saxifrage, Rusty Saxifrage, Stiffstem Saxifrage, Stiff-stemmed Saxifrage: Micranthes hieraciifolia (Synonyms: Saxifrage hieraciifolia, Saxifraga hieraciifolia var. angusticapsula, Saxifraga hieraciifolia var. rufopilosa)

Close-up of a flower of stiff-stemmed saxifrage as seen on moist tundra about one-half mile southwest of the summit of Mount Galen, Denali National Park and Preserve.......June 21, 2012.

Basal leaf of Hawkweed-leaved Saxifrage, Rusty Saxifrage, Stiffstem Saxifrage, Stiff-stemmed Saxifrage: Micranthes hieraciifolia (Synonyms: Saxifrage hieraciifolia, Saxifraga hieraciifolia var. angusticapsula, Saxifraga hieraciifolia var. rufopilosa)
A close-up of the basal leaf of stiff-stemmed saxifrage from atop Camp Ridge, above Camp Denali.........June 22, 2002.

Inflorescence of Hawkweed-leaved Saxifrage, Rusty Saxifrage, Stiffstem Saxifrage, Stiff-stemmed Saxifrage: Micranthes hieraciifolia (Synonyms: Saxifrage hieraciifolia, Saxifraga hieraciifolia var. angusticapsula, Saxifraga hieraciifolia var. rufopilosa) - Hawkweed-leaved Saxifrage, Rusty Saxifrage, Stiffstem Saxifrage, Stiff-stemmed Saxifrage: Micranthes hieraciifolia (Synonyms: Saxifrage hieraciifolia, Saxifraga hieraciifolia var. angusticapsula, Saxifraga hieraciifolia var. rufopilosa)

Stiff-stemmed saxifrage as seen from atop Camp Ridge, above Camp Denali.........June 22, 2002.

Paul Slichter