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Saxifraga nuttallii

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Name

Identification
Saxifraga nuttallii Small [family SAXIFRAGACEAE ] (stored under name); Saxifraga elegans Sternb. [family SAXIFRAGACEAE ]
Related name
  • Saxifraga elegans
  • Saxifraga nuttallii
Common name
  • Nuttall’s saxifrage, Flora of North America Vol. 8

Flora

Entry for Cascadia nuttallii (Small) A. M. Johnson [family ]
Herbarium
Flora of North America (FNA)
Collection
Flora of North America
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora of North America, Vol 8,
Names
Cascadia nuttallii (Small) A. M. Johnson [family ], Corrig., 1927 ,
Saxifraga nuttallii Small [family SAXIFRAGACEAE], Bull. Torrey Bot. Club, 23: 368. 1896,. based on S. elegans Nuttall in J. Torrey and A. Gray, Fl. N. Amer. 1: 573. 1840, not Sternberg 1831
Treatment Author(s)
Luc Brouillet
Information
Stems branched proximal to middle, slender. Leaves largest along middle of stems; petiole distinct, 1–6 mm; blade 3–20 mm. Pedicels filiform. Flowers: sepals erect, triangular, apex acute; petals elliptic to obovate, 3–6 mm, much longer than sepals. Capsules 2–5 mm. 2n = 16.
Phenology
Flowering spring–summer
Altitude range
0–1200 m
Distribution
USA Calif.USA Oreg.USA Wash.
Discussion
Cascadia nuttallii is found from the coastal mountains to the western slopes of the Cascade Range, from extreme northwestern California to southwestern Washington. The accepted species name was validated in a correction slip attached to reprints of Johnson’s article describing Cascadia.

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