Tufted Saxifrage



  • Common Name: Saxifrage caespitosa
  • Tufted Saxifrage is a small perennial that grow in thick in the tundra. It has several straight flower stems which can get 3-15 cm high. The leaves are jagged and hairy and only 5-10 mm long. Their tips divide into 3 lobes.
  • Saxifrages like cool weather
  • The Saxifrage has a well built underground root system for storing carb"s
  • Saxifrage grows on the rocky slopes of the tundra. It can be found from Alaska to the Cascade and Olympic Mountains and northwestern Oregon