[Wildflowers West of the Cascades with 5 Petals]

The Saxifrage Family West of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington

Saxifragaceae

Rusty Saxifrage: Saxifraga ferruginea var. vreelandii

Bensoniella: Bensoniella oregana (Synonym: Bensonia oregana) -

Bolandra, Oregon Bolandra, Northern False Coolwort: Bolandra oregana (Synonyms: Bolandra oregana var. imnahaensis, Bolandra oregana var. oregana) - Basal leaves orbicular, incised, the divisions with several acute teeth. 2-4 similar stem leaves present. Inflorescence a loose panicle. Calyx tube yellow green, wide at the base but contracted towards the mouth. Petals dark purple, lanceolate with sharp points.

Boykinias: The Genus Boykinia -

Western Golden Carpet, Golden Saxifrage, Pacific Golden-saxifrage, Pacific Watercarpet: Chrysosplenium glechomifolium -

Great Shieldleaf, Indian Rhubarb: Darmera peltata -

Fuzzy Elmera, Yellow Coralbells: Elmera racemosa -

Alumroots: The Genus Heuchera -

Leatherleaf Saxifrage, Fireleaf Leptarrhena, Pearleaf: Leptarrhena pyrolifolia -

Hill Stars, Prairiestars and Woodland Stars: The Genus Lithophragma -

Bishop's Caps and Mitreworts: The Genus Mitella -

Grass-of-Parnassus: The Genus Parnassia - Oregon treats this genus as a separate family (Parnassiaceae).

Ditch Stonecrop: Penthorum sedoides -

Saxifrages: The Genus Saxifraga -

Strawberry Saxifrage: Saxifragopsis fragarioides (Synonym: Saxifraga fragarioides) -

Oregon Sullivantia, Sullivantia: Sullivantia oregana - Basal leaves long petiolate with wide, kidney-shaped blades, cleft up to 1/2 their length into 7-9 acute lobes. Flowering stems 5-20 cm high with 1-3 stem leaves. Inflorescence a panicle.

Fringecup, Bigflower Tellima, Fragrant Fringecup: Tellima grandiflora (Synonym: Tellima odorata) - Wildflower to two feet tall. Hairy, simple, palmate leaves with toothed edges are largely all at the base of the plant. Flowers are greenish and cup-shaped in appearance, with tattered white, pink or pastel blue petals at the tips.

Foamflowers: The Genus Tiarella -

Piggyback Plant, Piggyback-plant, Youth-on-age: Tolmiea menziesii - Wildflower to 16 inches high. Hairy, simple, palmate leaves with toothed edges are largely all at the base of the plant. Flowers are a greenish and brown striped color, the fused petals being thinner than those of the fringecup, and thin snakey or curved brown petals arise from the tips of the flower.


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