PLANTS Profile for Saxifraga caespitosa ssp. delicatula (tufted alpine saxifrage)

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Saxifraga caespitosa L. ssp. delicatula (Small) A.E. Porsild
tufted alpine saxifrage

Symbol:

SACAD2

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Saxifragaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48

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Saxifraga caespitosa L. ssp. delicatula (Small) A.E. Porsild

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Synonyms:
Saxifraga caespitosa L. ssp. delicatula (Small) A.E. Porsild

	MUDE4	Muscaria delicatula Small
	SACED	Saxifraga cespitosa L. ssp. delicatula (Small) A.E. Porsild, orth. var.

Distribution:
Saxifraga caespitosa L. ssp. delicatula (Small) A.E. Porsild


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Related Taxa:
Saxifraga caespitosa L. ssp. delicatula (Small) A.E. Porsild

View 25 genera in Saxifragaceae, 72 species in Saxifraga, 6 subspecies in Saxifraga caespitosa L.

Classification:
Saxifraga caespitosa L. ssp. delicatula (Small) A.E. Porsild

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Rosidae
Order	Rosales
Family	Saxifragaceae – Saxifrage family
Genus	Saxifraga L. – saxifrage
Species	Saxifraga caespitosa L. – tufted alpine saxifrage
Subspecies	Saxifraga caespitosa L. ssp. delicatula (Small) A.E. Porsild – tufted alpine saxifrage

Wetland Indicator Status:

NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]). For updated wetland information about this species, see the latest wetland list.

Saxifraga caespitosa L. ssp. delicatula (Small) A.E. Porsild

Saxifraga caespitosa:

Nat. Ind.

Reg. 1

Reg. 2

Reg. 3

Reg. 4

Reg. 5

Reg. 6

Reg. 7

Reg. 8

Reg. 9

Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

FACU,FAC

FACU

FAC

NI*

FAC

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Saxifraga caespitosa L. ssp. delicatula (Small) A.E. Porsild

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 566086.

Time Generated: 05/19/2013 07:17 AM CDT