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wood saxifrage

Saxifraga mertensiana

Wildlife study photograph from iNaturalist. — (c) shanebustapbj, no rights reserved (CC0)

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Oregon.

United States	1,478
Canada	668
Oregon	557
British Columbia	522
Washington	477
California	218
Idaho	148
Alberta	140
Alaska	136
Nunavut	6

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Group and habits

Forb or herb growth formListed by a harvested source as having a forb or herbaceous growth form.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
Wetland-associatedListed by a harvested source as obligate or frequent in wetland habitat.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
Perennial plantListed by a harvested source as having a perennial life duration.USDA PLANTS Characteristics

Classification

Kingdom	Plants · Plantae
Phylum	Vascular Plants · Tracheophyta
Class	Dicots · Magnoliopsida
Order	saxifrages, stonecrops, and allies · Saxifragales
Family	saxifrage family · Saxifragaceae
Genus	Saxifrages · Saxifraga

Sources

Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
Traits: USDA PLANTS Characteristics (U.S. Government work / public domain)
How much to rely on each source

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Practise wood saxifrage with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.

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