Saxifraga aizoides L.
evergreen saxifrage (yellow mountain saxifrage; yellow saxifrage)
Saxifragaceae (Saxifrage family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
evergreen saxifrage (yellow mountain saxifrage; yellow saxifrage)
Saxifragaceae (Saxifrage family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
Species Information
General:
Perennial herb from branched stem-bases, matted; stems numerous, ascending to erect, the flowering stems 5-14 cm tall, glandular-hairy, at least above.
Leaves:
Basal leaves narrowly oblong to linear, 5-15 mm long, 1 mm wide, fleshy, smooth or sparsely fringed, spine-tipped, unstalked; stem leaves alternate, similar to the basal, to 2 mm wide.
Flowers:
Inflorescence a terminal, few-flowered cluster with several bracts; petals yellow, some with orange spots, linear-oblong, 4-6 mm long; calyces joined to ovary for about 1 mm, the free hypanthium absent, the calyx lobes 5, triangular egg-shaped, 3-4 mm long, spreading, greenish; stamens 10 (11-12).
Fruits:
Capsules, 4-6 mm long; seeds wrinkled.
Illustration
If more than one illustration is available for a species (e.g., separate illustrations were provided for two subspecies) then links to the separate images will be provided below. Note that individual subspecies or varietal illustrations are not always available.
Illustration Source: The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia
Ecology
Ecological Framework for Saxifraga aizoides
The table below shows the species-specific information calculated from
original data (BEC database) provided by the BC Ministry of Forests and Range.
(Updated August, 2013)
The table below shows the species-specific information calculated from
original data (BEC database) provided by the BC Ministry of Forests and Range.
(Updated August, 2013)
| Site Information |
Value / Class |
||
|
Avg |
Min |
Max |
|
| Elevation
(metres) |
1657 | 1035 | 2459 |
| Slope
Gradient (%) |
18 | 0 | 72 |
|
Aspect (degrees) |
12 | 28 | 360 |
| Soil
Moisture Regime (SMR) [0 - very xeric; 4 - mesic; 8 - hydric] |
2 | 1 | 5 |
| Modal
Nutrient Regime
Class |
C | ||
| #
of field plots species was recorded in: |
19 | ||
| Modal
BEC Zone Class |
BAFA | ||
|
All BEC Zones (# of stations/zone) species was recorded in |
BAFA(6), ESSF(4), ICH(1), SWB(4) | ||
|
Source:
Klinkenberg 2013
|
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Habitat and Range
Moist stream banks, gravel bars and talus slopes in the montane to alpine zones; frequent in N and E BC; circumpolar, N to SE YT and NT and E to NF; Greenland, Europe.Status Information
Synonyms
Synonyms and Alternate Names:
Leptasea aizoides (L.) Haw.