Saxifraga punctata
Dotted Saxifrage

Family: Saxifragaceae (Saxifrage family)

Photo taken at Stevens Pass, moist shady streambank

Flowers:

inflorescence with pilose, eglandular hairs, flowers usually greater than 10 in a scapose panicle; ovary greater than half superior; petals white, all alike

Fruit:

Leaves:

all basal; blade 1.5 to 8 cm wide, broader than long, many toothed, reniform or cordate at the base; stipules narrow and non-sheathing

Plant:

perennial

Habitat:

mountain streams and wet areas

Distribution of species:

Southern Alaska to Oregon, and in Eurasia

Distribution of genus:

more or less 400 species: especially in cool northern temperate regions