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saxifrage

Any of a group of plants belonging to the saxifrage family, found growing in rocky, mountainous, and alpine areas in the northern hemisphere. They are low plants with groups of small white, pink, or yellow flowers. (Genus Saxifraga, family Saxifragaceae.)

Early saxifrage (S. virginiensis) is native to North America.
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