Saxifraga aizoides

Saxifraga aizoides

''Saxifraga aizoides'', yellow mountain saxifrage or yellow saxifrage, is a flowering herb and alpine plant of the genus ''Saxifraga''.
Yellow Mountain Saxifrage Late flowering on a mining spoil heap at Roughton Gill, Caldbeck Cumbria,Saxifraga aizoides,Yellow Mountain Saxifrage

Appearance

''Saxifraga aizoides'' branches at or below ground level, and grows to 2–10 centimetres . It spreads by short rhizomes, forming mats of small colonies.

The flowers, with five sepals and petals, are yellow—green.

''Saxifraga aizoides'' is a listed threatened species in New York state.
Yellow Mountain Saxifrage Up near the top of the dale in Swindale - small patch Saxifraga aizoides,Yellow Mountain Saxifrage

Distribution

Yellow mountain saxifrage prefers cold and moist well draining neutral to basic bedrock, gravel, sand, or shale cliff environments. It is found in: North America, including Alaska, across Canada, the Great Lakes region, and Greenland; and in Europe, including the Tatra Mountains, Alps, and Svalbard.

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Taxonomy
KingdomPlantae
DivisionAngiosperms
ClassEudicots
OrderSaxifragales
FamilySaxifragaceae
GenusSaxifraga
SpeciesS. aizoides
Photographed in
United Kingdom