Wood Saxifrage

(Saxifraga mertensiana)

Description

Saxifraga mertensiana, the wood saxifrage or Mertens' saxifrage, is a species of plant in the Saxifragaceae family. It is native to western North America

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:

Kingdom: Plantae

Phylum: Magnoliophyta

Class: Magnoliopsida

Order:Saxifragales

Family:Saxifragaceae

Genus:Saxifraga

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