Saxifraga oppositifolia L.

Filed As

Saxifragaceae
Saxifraga oppositifolia L.

Collector(s)

D. E. Atha 13495 with Lucy Hein, Sally Gavin, Ramona Hammerly, Merritt Ireland, Holly Wenger, Fred Paillet, Soong Lee, Irma O’Brien, Sarah Fulton, Jan Putnam, Eliot Putnam, 10 Jun 2013

Location

United States of America. Alaska. Northwest Arctic Borough. Baird Mountains on the SW edge of the Brooks Range, 98 air km NE of Kotzebue, drainage of the Squirrel River.

Habitat

Scree slopes and flatlands of flarks and palsas, with scattered meadow and open woodland dominated by Salix and Alnus.

Description

Herb, low mound-forming, the mounds dark green to blackish; flowers bright pink or purple. This is one of the most common and abundant species in the area, growing in diverse habitats. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

Notes (shown on label)

Sample preserved in silica gel at NY

Identifiers

NY Barcode: 02209995

Occurrence ID: 0459cf13-b3d9-48c7-99da-eb3a7e561e25

Laboratory Collections

Tissue Samples, 01283545, D. E. Atha 13495, Saxifraga oppositifolia L. - Accepted : Saxifragaceae (136.0) : : : Magnoliophyta;

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