Saxifraga aizoides facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Saxifraga aizoides
Scientific classification
Genus:	Saxifraga
Species:	aizoides

Capsules and seeds

Saxifraga aizoides, yellow mountain saxifrage or yellow saxifrage, is a flowering herb and alpine plant of the genus Saxifraga.

Distribution

Yellow mountain saxifrage prefers cold and moist well draining neutral to basic bedrock, gravel, sand, or shale cliff environments. It is found in: North America, including Alaska, across Canada, the Great Lakes region, and Greenland; and in Europe, including the Tatra Mountains, Alps, and Svalbard.

Description

Saxifraga aizoides branches at or below ground level, and grows to 2–10 centimetres (0.79–3.94 in). It spreads by short rhizomes, forming mats of small colonies.

The flowers, with five sepals and petals, are yellow—green.

Saxifraga aizoides is a listed threatened species in New York state.

See also

In Spanish: Saxifraga aizoides para niños