[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)](hieracifolia/hieracifolia2a.jpg)
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)](hieracifolia/hieracifolia3a.jpg)
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.
A close-up of the basal leaf of stiff-stemmed saxifrage from atop Camp Ridge, above Camp Denali.........June 22, 2002.
- ![Hawkweed-leaved Saxifrage, Rusty Saxifrage, Stiffstem Saxifrage, Stiff-stemmed Saxifrage: Micranthes hieraciifolia (Synonyms: Saxifrage hieraciifolia, Saxifraga hieraciifolia var. angusticapsula, Saxifraga hieraciifolia var. rufopilosa)](hieracifolia/hieracifolia1a.jpg)
Stiff-stemmed saxifrage as seen from atop Camp Ridge, above Camp Denali.........June 22, 2002.
Paul Slichter