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Saxifraga rivularis L.
weak saxifrage

       
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Photo of Saxifraga rivularis L.
©Al Schneider. Southwest Colorado Wildflowers. United States, CO, NM, AZ, UT, Four Corners vicinity, within 150 miles of the corners. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.
 
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Saxifraga rivularis L.

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Synonyms:
Saxifraga rivularis L.

  SADE4 Saxifraga debilis Engelm. ex A. Gray
  SAHYD Saxifraga hyperborea R. Br. ssp. debilis (Engelm. ex A. Gray) A. Löve & D. Löve & Kapoor
  SARIF2 Saxifraga rivularis L. ssp. flexuosa (Sternb.) Gjaerev.
  SARID Saxifraga rivularis L. var. debilis (Engelm. ex A. Gray) Dorn
  SARIF Saxifraga rivularis L. var. flexuosa (Sternb.) Engl. & Irmsch.
 

Distribution:
Saxifraga rivularis L.

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Distribution Map Legend

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (AK, AZ, CA, CO, ID, MT, NM, NV, OR, UT, WA, WY), CAN (AB, BC, LB, MB, NF, NT, NU, QC, YT), DEN (GL)
 

Related Taxa:
Saxifraga rivularis L.

View 25 genera in Saxifragaceae, 72 species in Saxifraga
 

Classification:
Saxifraga rivularis L.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Rosidae
Order Rosales
Family Saxifragaceae – Saxifrage family
Genus Saxifraga L. – saxifrage
Species Saxifraga rivularis L. – weak saxifrage
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Saxifraga rivularis L.

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

New Hampshire:
alpine brook saxifrage              Endangered
Washington:
pygmy saxifrage              Sensitive
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Saxifraga rivularis L.

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FAC+,OBL OBL NO NO NO NO NO NO FACW FAC+ NO OBL NO NO

Saxifraga debilis:

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FACW-,FACW NO NO NO NO NO NO NI FACW FACW- NI* NO NO NO
Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status
 

More Accounts and Images:
Saxifraga rivularis L.

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View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 24245.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

 
 
Time Generated: 10/24/2008 09:31 PM MDT