Saxifraga mertensiana

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Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Saxifraga mertensiana, Bongard (Heterisia Mertensiana, Small). Perennial, 4-13 in. high, subpubescent: lvs. basal, in a rosette, subrotund, base cordate, incise-lobed, the lobes quadrate, 3-toothed with the teeth obtuse or acute; the petioles long, slender, pilose and at the base with a long membranaceous sheath: infl. a loosely diffuse panicle with erect-spreading glandular-pubescent branches borne on a slender erect almost naked green scape: fls. white with very long pedicels; sepals ovate, obtuse, reflexed; petals oblong, obtuse, double the length of the sepals. Alaska to Alberta, south to Mont. and Calif.—Very similar to S. punctata but readily distinguished by the incise-lobed lvs. CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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