familySaxifragaceae
genusSaxifraga
speciesSaxifraga rivularis
subspeciesSaxifraga rivularis subsp. rivularis
Saxifraga rivularis subsp. rivularis
Common names: Alpine brook saxifrage saxifrage des ruisseaux
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 8. Treatment on page 145.
Plants wholly green or purple only in inflorescences; hair crosswalls usually without color, rarely pale purple. Inflorescences 2.7–7 cm, glabrous or sparsely stipitate-glandular. Hypanthia sparsely short stipitate-glandular, hairs 0.1–0.3(–0.4) mm. 2n = 52.
Phenology: Flowering summer.
Habitat: Snow beds, wet tundra, mossy streamsides, seepage slopes, bird-manured cliffs, silty or gravelly seashores
Elevation: 0-2000 m
Distribution
Greenland, Nfld. and Labr., Nunavut, Que., N.H., n Europe, n Asia (Russian Arctic).
Discussion
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.