Saxifraga rivularis L.

• Authority

  Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.

• Family

  Saxifragaceae

• Scientific Name

  Saxifraga rivularis L.

• Description

  Species Description - Rhizomatous; stems tufted, 2–10 cm; lower lvs long- petioled, the blade reniform in outline, 4–13 mm wide, 3–5(–7)-lobed; upper lvs on shorter petioles, smaller, less cleft or entire, without bulblets; fls 1–4, long-pediceled, white; pet 3–5 mm; 2n=26, 52, 56. Circumboreal, s. to e. Que., the White Mts., of N.H., and Mont. July.

• Common Names

  alpine brook saxifrage