Saxifraga cernua, July 21, 2023
Common & scientific name
Nodding saxifrage, Saxifraga cernua
Family
Saxifrage, Saxifragaceae
Location
Geissler, 12,900’
Fun, weird, helpful, or little known fact
With its tall stature (compared to other, delicate, wet rock-hiding saxifrages), conspicuous red bulblets (by which it generally reproduces), and fuzzy/glandular kidney-shaped leaves that somehow, to me anyway, make me think “teddy bear,” this alpine saxifrage is utterly unique and hard to miss—if you are in the right place at the right time!
Above Ruby, 12,600’, August 4, 2023