Saxifraga bronchialis subsp. austromontana

(Wiegand) Piper

Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 11: 313. 1906,.

IllustratedEndemic
Basionym: Saxifraga austromontana Wiegand Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 27: 389. 1900
Synonyms: Ciliaria austromontana (Wiegand) W. A. Weber Saxifraga bronchialis var. austromontana (Wiegand) M. Peck
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 8. Treatment on page 141. Mentioned on page 140.

Petals yellow-spotted proximally, purple or red-spotted distally, not clawed. 2n = 26.


Phenology: Flowering summer.
Habitat: Dry, rocky habitats, ledges, alpine and subalpine meadows, alpine tundra
Elevation: 500-4500 m

Distribution

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Alta., B.C., Colo., Idaho, Mont., N.Mex., Oreg., Utah, Wash., Wyo.

Discussion

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

"full" is not a number.

epigynous +, perigynous +  and hypogynous +
palmate +  and pinnate +
spinulose-mucronate +  and acute +
Luc Brouillet +  and Patrick E. Elvander† +
(Wiegand) Piper +
cuneate +  and cordate +
Saxifraga austromontana +
dentate +, serrate +  and entire +
glandular-ciliate +  and ciliate +
unlobed +, linear-lanceolate +  and narrowly elliptic +
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br />) +
3-carpellate +  and 2-carpellate +
distinct +  and connate +
appearing +  and axile +
not fleshy +
2-15-flowered +
Alta. +, B.C. +, Colo. +, Idaho +, Mont. +, N.Mex. +, Oreg. +, Utah +, Wash. +  and Wyo. +
500-4500 m +
flattened +
bracteate +  and 2-200[-1000]-flowered +
short-stipitate-glandular +
5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br /> (20 cm200 mm <br />0.2 m <br />) +
40 cm400 mm <br />0.4 m <br /> (100 cm1,000 mm <br />1 m <br />) +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (40 cm400 mm <br />0.4 m <br />) +
2-3(-4)-beaked +  and folliclelike +
Dry, rocky habitats, ledges, alpine and subalpine meadows, alpine tundra +
multicellular +
glabrous +, stipitate-glandular +  and hairy +
pink +  and purple +
free +  and adnate +
cauline +  and basal +
reduced +
glandular +, eciliate +  and glandular-ciliate +
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (0.05 cm0.5 mm <br />5.0e-4 m <br />) +
crassinucellate +, unitegmic +  and bitegmic +
epigynous +, perigynous +  and hypogynous +
red-spotted +, purple +  and yellow-spotted +
distinct +
not clawed +
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br />) +
peltate +  and jointed +
Flowering summer. +
unequal +
Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. +
spiny +  and ribbed +
straight +
papillate +, tuberculate +  and smooth +
ovoid +, ellipsoid +  and oblong +
reddish +  and green +
distinct +
ovate +  and triangular +
Illustrated +  and Endemic +
unbranched +  and branched +
persistent +
horizontal +  and erect +
connate +  and distinct +
sessile-glandular +  and glabrous +
Ciliaria austromontana +  and Saxifraga bronchialis var. austromontana +
Saxifraga bronchialis subsp. austromontana +
Saxifraga bronchialis +
subspecies +
2-15-flowered +
dentate +, serrate +  and entire +
rhizomatous +  and not stoloniferous +
plant +  and mat-forming +
14 +, 13 +, 11 +, 8 +  and 6 +