A Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Washington State
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Saxifragaceae » Saxifraga cespitosa
Last updated 10/19/2009 by David Giblin.
Saxifraga cespitosa L.[FNA8, HC2]
tufted alpine saxifrage, tufted saxifrage
Publication: Sp. Pl. 1: 404. 1753.
Origin: Native
selected vouchers: WTU
Notes: FNA8: "The North American representatives of Saxifraga cespitosa are very variable. It seems futile at this time to recognize any of the infrapecific taxa that have been described, although five are frequently distinguished as either subspecies or varieties. Expressions of all of the purported distinguishing characters overlap or have little apparent geographic or ecologic correlation. The only Southern Hemisphere representatives of Saxifraga are closely related to S. cespitosa."
References: (none)
Synonyms & Misapplied Names:
Muscaria caespitosa (L.) Haw., orthographic variant
Saxifraga caespitosa L., orthographic variant[HC, KZ99]
Saxifraga caespitosa L. ssp. caespitosa, orthographic variant[KZ99]
Saxifraga caespitosa L. ssp. eucaespitosa Engl. & Irmsch., orthographic variant
Saxifraga caespitosa L. var. emarginata (Small) Rosend., orthographic variant[HC]
Saxifraga caespitosa L. var. lemmonii Engl. & Irmsch., orthographic variant
Saxifraga caespitosa L. var. minima Blank., orthographic variant[HC]
Saxifraga caespitosa L. var. subgemmifera (Engl. & Irmsch.) C.L. Hitchc., orthographic variant[HC]
