familySaxifragaceae
genusSaxifraga
speciesSaxifraga flagellaris
subspeciesSaxifraga flagellaris subsp. setigera
Saxifraga flagellaris subsp. setigera
Bot. Mater. Gerb. Bot. Inst. Komarova Acad. Nauk S.S.S.R. 19: 170. 1959,.
Basionym: Saxifraga setigera Pursh Fl. Amer. Sept. 1: 312. 1813
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Inflorescences 4–15 cm; bract blade shorter than internode. Flowers: hypanthium whitish-tipped stipitate-glandular; sepals mostly green, narrowly elliptic to oblong, whitish stipitate-glandular; petals obovate, length ca. 2 times sepals; ovary superior. 2n = 16.
Phenology: Flowering summer.
Habitat: Rocky, open mountain slopes, sandy or gravelly arctic tundra
Elevation: 0-3000[-4000+] m
Distribution
Alta., B.C., N.W.T., Yukon, Alaska, Asia (Russian Far East, Siberia), Atlantic Islands (Svalbard).
Discussion
Selected References
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Lower Taxa
None.