Saxifrage austromontana, June 21, 2025
Common & scientific name
Spotted saxifrage, Saxifraga austromontana
Family
Saxifrage, Saxifragaceae austromontana
Location
Grottos, 9,500’
Fun, weird, helpful, or little known fact
This delightfully dainty saxifrage earns its name as a “rock breaker,” as it is usually found sprouting out of the side of a rock crevice or fracture. Saxifrages grow as far north as any species of wildflower in the world, and as such are quite at home in our high mountains.