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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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Lecture on species of saxifrages to be held The Emerald chapter of the North American Rock Garden Society will present a lecture by Malcolm McGregor on Tuesday at 7 p.
BRIEFLY by The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR)
SILVER SAXIFRAGES Saxifraga griesbachii produces wee silvery stars 2in across and the centre of each gradually expands into a wee hairy purple triffid, albeit 2in tall.
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QWhy do my mossy Saxifrages always turn brown in the middle?
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