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Saxifraga cernua L.
nodding saxifrage

       
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©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 cernua L.

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Synonyms:
Saxifraga cernua L.

  SACEE4 Saxifraga cernua L. var. exilioides Polunin
 

Distribution:
Saxifraga cernua L.

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USA (AK, CO, ID, MN, MT, NH, NM, NV, SD, UT, WA, WY), CAN (AB, BC, LB, MB, NT, NU, ON, QC, YT), DEN (GL)
 

Related Taxa:
Saxifraga cernua L.

View 25 genera in Saxifragaceae, 72 species in Saxifraga
 

Classification:
Saxifraga cernua 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 cernua L. – nodding saxifrage
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Saxifraga cernua 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.

Minnesota:
nodding saxifrage              Endangered
New Hampshire:
nodding saxifrage              Endangered
Washington:
nodding saxifrage              Sensitive
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Saxifraga cernua 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
UPL,FACW NI NO FACW UPL NI NO NI FACW FACW- NO FACW NO NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Saxifraga cernua L.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 24223.

View 1 propagation protocol from Native Plants Network.

 
 
Time Generated: 10/27/2008 07:19 PM MDT