saxifrage
noun
sax·i·frage
ˈsak-sə-frij 
-ˌfrāj
: any of a genus (Saxifraga of the family Saxifragaceae, the saxifrage family) of chiefly perennial herbs with showy pentamerous flowers and often with basal tufted leaves
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Right at your feet, a mushy tundra is rich in colorful life eking out an existence: White Arctic bell heather, willow herb, drooping saxifrage, Arctic poppy, and lousewort fern.
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John Oseid, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2022
Yet his work lives in the plants named after him: Michaux’s sumac; the fern Pleopeltis michauxiana; a wildflower called Michaux’s saxifrage.
—Shaun Assael, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 June 2021
The flora and fauna are out of fairy tales: polar bears, arctic foxes, reindeer, walruses, purple saxifrage, dwarf willow, psychedelic orange lichen.
—BostonGlobe.com, 26 Sep. 2019
This is an American native, a member of the saxifrage family.
—Margaret Lauterbach, idahostatesman, 11 Apr. 2018
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John Oseid, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2022
Yet his work lives in the plants named after him: Michaux’s sumac; the fern Pleopeltis michauxiana; a wildflower called Michaux’s saxifrage.
—Shaun Assael, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 June 2021
The flora and fauna are out of fairy tales: polar bears, arctic foxes, reindeer, walruses, purple saxifrage, dwarf willow, psychedelic orange lichen.
—BostonGlobe.com, 26 Sep. 2019
This is an American native, a member of the saxifrage family.
—Margaret Lauterbach, idahostatesman, 11 Apr. 2018
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“Saxifrage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/saxifrage. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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