Plants Profile for Saxifraga pensylvanica (eastern swamp saxifrage)

General Information
Symbol:	SAPE8
Group:	Dicot
Family:	Saxifragaceae
Duration:	Perennial
Growth Habit:	Forb/herb
Native Status:	CAN N L48 N
Data Source and Documentation

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	Native		Introduced		Both		Absent/Unreported
	Native, No County Data		Introduced, No County Data		Both, No County Data

Native Status:

L48

NAV

CAN

SPM

Images

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©Elaine Haug. Provided by Smithsonian Institution, Department of Botany. United States, VA, Fairfax Co., Drainesville. Usage Requirements.

©Jim Stasz. United States, MD. Usage Requirements.

Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. 3 vols. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York. Vol. 2: 219. Provided by Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.

USDA NRCS. Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide to plant species. USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service. Provided by NRCS National Wetland Team. Usage Requirements.

Synonyms

Symbol	Scientific Name
MIPE4	Micranthes pensylvanica (L.) Haw.
SAFO2	Saxifraga forbesii Vasey
SAPEI	Saxifraga pensylvanica L. ssp. interior Burns
SAPET	Saxifraga pensylvanica L. ssp. tenuirostrata Burns
SAPEF	Saxifraga pensylvanica L. var. forbesii (Vasey) Engl. & Irmsch.
SAPEP	Saxifraga pensylvanica L. var. purpuripetala (A.M. Johnson) Bush

Classification

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Rank	Scientific Name and Common Name
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 pensylvanica L. – eastern swamp saxifrage

Subordinate Taxa

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Legal Status

Threatened and Endangered Information:
This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.
Indiana Saxifraga forbesii Forbes saxifrage Endangered
Kentucky swamp saxifrage Historical
Maine swamp saxifrage Threatened
Rhode Island swamp saxifrage Special Concern
Tennessee swamp saxifrage Endangered

Wetland Status

Interpreting Wetland Status

Synonyms

MIPE4 Micranthes pensylvanica (L.) Haw.

North America
Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain	OBL
Eastern Mountains and Piedmont	OBL
Great Plains	FACW
Midwest	OBL
Northcentral & Northeast	OBL