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Idaho Saxifrage
I love, love this family of flowers. They are tiny little surprises in complexity that are rarely revealed unless you get down on your knees are take a really close - magnified even - look. Then you can see that they have intricately cut little petals, often with tiny spots of color and bright stamens. (look close these have two subtle yellow dots). They are so very easy to walk right by, but if you take a moment you discover something amazing.
General: Herbaceous perennial from short, horizontal rhizomes, the 1-3 leafless, pubescent stems 1-2.5 dm. tall.
Leaves: Leaves basal, the blades elliptic, up to 6 cm. long and 3 cm. wide, with 15-30 rounded teeth; petioles slightly winged, 1-3 times as long as the blades.
Flowers: Inflorescence pyramidal, open, up to 10 cm. long, the branches ascending; calyx divided about half its length, the 5 ovate lobes 1-2.5 mm. long; petals 5, white, broadly elliptic, 1.5-3 mm. long, with 2 yellow.. more
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https://www.jungledragon.com/wildlife/photos/plantae/angiosperms/eudicots/saxifragales/saxifragaceae Posted 8 years ago