General:
Perennial herb from well-developed rhizomes, often matted; flowering stems 20-60 cm tall, smooth below, glandular-hairy above, with red or purplish glands.

Leaves:
Basal leaves round with kidney-shaped base, 2-8 cm wide, about 3/4 as long, 15- to 29-toothed, the teeth coarse, sharp, up to 7 mm long, fringed; stalks several times longer than blades, with stipular bases; stem leaves lacking.

Flowers:
Inflorescence open, spreading; petals white, 2-spotted, round to elliptic, 3-4 mm long, abruptly narrowed at base, deciduous; calyces lobed almost to base, free hypanthium absent, the lobes oblong-lanceolate to oblong-egg-shaped, 1.5-2 mm long, bent back, often pinkish or purplish; stamens 10.

Fruits:
Capsules, 6-10 mm long, usually purplish; seeds brown, about 1 mm long, with several lengthwise rows of thick, scale-like pimples.

Notes:
Hybridizes extensively with S. lyallii in S BC. vol5_3

Source:  The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia

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Illustration Source:  The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia

Synonyms and Alternate Names:
Saxifraga odontoloma Piper