PLANTS Profile for Saxifraga oregana (Oregon saxifrage)

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Saxifraga oregana Howell
Oregon saxifrage

Symbol:

SAOR2

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Saxifragaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
CAN		N

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Micranthes oregana

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Saxifraga oregana Howell

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Synonyms:
Saxifraga oregana Howell

	MIAR5	Micranthes arnoglossa Small
	MIBR10	Micranthes brachypus Small
	MIOR2	Micranthes oregana (Howell) Small
	SAMO12	Saxifraga montanensis Small
	SAORM	Saxifraga oregana Howell var. montanensis (Small) C.L. Hitchc.
	SAORS	Saxifraga oregana Howell var. sierrae Coville

Distribution:
Saxifraga oregana Howell


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USA (CA, CO, ID, MT, NV, OR, WA), CAN (AB)

Related Taxa:
Saxifraga oregana Howell

View 25 genera in Saxifragaceae, 72 species in Saxifraga

Classification:
Saxifraga oregana Howell

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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 oregana Howell – Oregon 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NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]).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 oregana Howell

Nat. Ind.

Reg. 1

Reg. 2

Reg. 3

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Reg. 6

Reg. 7

Reg. 8

Reg. 9

Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

FACW+,OBL

OBL

FACW+

OBL

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Saxifraga oregana Howell

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View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 24290.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account, photographs, and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

Time Generated: 05/22/2013 11:05 AM CDT