Yellow Spotted Saxifrage—Saxifrage bronchialis is about 20cm high and a tiny flower that is a family of saxifrage. The word “Saxifrage” means stone-breaker. It is often confused with Prickly Saxifrage that has cream-colored petals and blooms earlier (late May to mid-June). It lives in rocky alpine ridges though most of Alaska except Southeast and the Yukon River drainage. It blooms in July. The spoon-shaped leaves are very small and hairy, and closely crowded together, so it looks like a moss. The flower is about 1 cm across, has 5 white to light yellow petals with obvious red or purple dots above the middle and yellow-orange spots near the base. It is recorded that the Siberian Natives used it for respiratory problems.
Information about the Natural History of Prince William Sound Alaska. Posts will be made by students enrolled in Bio 104 (Natural History of Alaska) at Prince William Sound Community College in Valdez, Alaska.
Saturday, July 14, 2012
Yellow Spotted Saxifrage
Yellow Spotted Saxifrage—Saxifrage bronchialis is about 20cm high and a tiny flower that is a family of saxifrage. The word “Saxifrage” means stone-breaker. It is often confused with Prickly Saxifrage that has cream-colored petals and blooms earlier (late May to mid-June). It lives in rocky alpine ridges though most of Alaska except Southeast and the Yukon River drainage. It blooms in July. The spoon-shaped leaves are very small and hairy, and closely crowded together, so it looks like a moss. The flower is about 1 cm across, has 5 white to light yellow petals with obvious red or purple dots above the middle and yellow-orange spots near the base. It is recorded that the Siberian Natives used it for respiratory problems.
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