Nodding Saxifrage (Saxifraga granulata)
Description
Saxifraga cernua, (drooping saxifrage, nodding saxifrage or bulblet saxifrage) is a flower common all over the High Arctic. It stretches further south in mountainous areas of the Alps, Norway, Iceland, Siberia and Alaska. It grows to 10-20 cm tall, the stem having 3-7 leaves. The basal and lower stern leaves are kidney-shaped, 3-5 lobed on long petioles. The flowers are mostly single, terminal, petals white, much longer than the sepals. Reproduction by means of brownish-red bulbils in the axils of the upper stern leaves.
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Phylum: Magnoliophyta
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Class: Magnoliopsida
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Order: Saxifragales
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Family: Saxifragaceae
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Genus: Saxifraga
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