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saxifrage
saxifrage Perennial plant of the genus Saxifraga native to temperate and mountainous regions of Europe and North America. The leaves are massed at the base, and the branched clusters of small flowers are white, pink, purple, or yellow. Height: to 61cm (2ft). Family Saxifragaceae.
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Saxifrage's delicate blossoms will brighten shady spots.
Magazine article from: Sunset; 2/1/1986; 677 words
; Saxifrage's delicate blossoms will brighten...consider using a shade-loving saxifrage. The difficult alpine saxifrages, popular with skilled rock gardeners...or red. Foliage of all the saxifrages tends to be compact and lowgrowing...
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Saxifrages; a definitive guide to the 2000 species, hybrids & cultivars.(Brief article)(Book review)
Magazine article from: SciTech Book News; 3/1/2009; 510 words
; 9780881928808 Saxifrages; a definitive guide to the 2000 species, hybrids & cultivars. McGregor, Malcolm. Timber Press 2008 384 pages $49...
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Survival of the fittest
Newspaper article from: Scotland on Sunday; 4/11/1999; ; 700+ words
; ...brilliant yellows and pinks, saxifrages are amazing right now. For...Straits of Magellan. There is a saxifrage for most Scottish environments...cultivate. The porophyllum saxifrages are among the most prized...mountain ranges. The flowers of saxifrages are pollinated mainly by insects...
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 "Portland Press Herald (Maine)")
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Plant research helps keep Baxter State Park forever wild
Newspaper article from: Portland Press Herald (Maine); 8/29/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...the rare Arctic plant the star-like saxifrage on Mount Katahdin in 1977, when he was...botany. Hudson said the star-like saxifrage was discovered on Katahdin in 1900...Hoekwater said plants such as the star-like saxifrage exist on the fringe, in areas people...
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 "Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)")
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ALPINE-ING FOR MY LATEST LOVE.(Features)
Newspaper article from: Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland); 4/11/1998; ; 700+ words
; ...spell. My dislike started with saxifrages. Years ago, I was taken on...horticultural wit who said that the saxifrage was a plant "which had never...came across the special little saxifrage called Saxifrage grisebachii "Wisley Variety...
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Thoughts of an old stamping ground
Newspaper article from: Belfast Telegraph; 5/23/2009; ; 412 words
; ...features a wild and free flower called Marsh Saxifrage which I remember well springing up on...remember how we picked a bunch of Marsh Saxifrage and positioned the flowers on the spot...into the depths. You never see Marsh Saxifrage today -- it's just one of 450 wild...
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PLANT WORKS; SAXIFRAGA BLOOMS SMALL BUT ABUNDANT IN SPRING GARDENS
Newspaper article from: Dayton Daily News; 4/11/2002; ; 621 words
; ...juh), a member of the saxifragaceae (saxifrage) family. This alpine plant, often...which refers to the fact that often saxifrages grow naturally in rocky crevices. The...thought of in Great Britain that there is a Saxifrage Society, which can be found on the Internet...
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 "Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO)")
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COLORADO WILDFLOWERS CARPET MOUNTAIN AND PLAIN.(Spotlight)
Newspaper article from: Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO); 7/21/1996; ; 700+ words
; ...as well as the white globes of the snowball saxifrage. It's always a delight, to see that the two...draba and the bright yellow saucers of arctic saxifrage and goldbloom saxifrage. The photographers' favorite alpine seems to...
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 "The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR)")
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BRIEFLY.(City/Region)(COMMUNITY)
Newspaper article from: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR); 5/12/2009; 564 words
; ...American Experience. Lecture on species of saxifrages to be held The Emerald chapter of the North...at the Eugene Garden Club. The lecture, "Saxifrages," will discuss saxifrage species and hybrids that are attractive and...
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How to rescue a rockery
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 1/25/1997; ; 700+ words
; ...things up have failed. We have aubrieta, saxifrage and lungwort, but after spring everything...s attempts to break up the swathes of saxifrage (a white-flowered, mossy type) and...almost completely covered by big mats of saxifrage and alyssum. As Mrs Hartley said in...
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Saxifrage Family
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science
Saxifrage Family The saxifrages, currants, and gooseberries...and prickles. Species of the saxifrage family are prominent in certain...The most diverse group is the saxifrages. The swamp saxifrage ( Saxifraga pensylvanica ) occurs...
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saxifrage
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
saxifrage , common name for several...native to the West. The true saxifrages (genus Saxifraga and some...wildflowers are the Eastern early saxifrage ( S. virginiensis ) and...of botanical naming, the saxifrage [Lat.,=rock-breaker...
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circumboreal distribution
Book article from: A Dictionary of Ecology
...hemisphere in the boreal zone. The boreal zone lies next to the Arctic zone, and many circumboreal organisms are in fact also circumarctic. An example of a plant with both types of distribution is Saxifraga oppositifolia (purple saxifrage).
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Tundra
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science
...lichens and a few species of vascular plants, including cushion plants such as arctic avens ( Dryas integrifolia ) and purple saxifrage ( Saxifraga oppositifolia ), along with a few grasses and herbs. However, within the polar desert landscape there are occasional...
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strawberry geranium
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
strawberry geranium see saxifrage .
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