TUFTED SAXIFRAGE 
Saxtfraga caespitosa Linnaeus 
Tufted saxiftage grows among disintegrating rocks, usually where 
moisture is seeping through from the slopes above. One of its pecu- 
liatities is the tuft of green leaves at the base of each of the dainty 
flower stems, which ate usually arranged ina graceful way. This species 
is vety variable in size, and the most reduced alpine form is shown in 
the illustration. | 
Tufted saxiftage ranges through Canada to Greenland and west- 
ward to Alaska. It is found also in northern Asia and Europe. 
The sketch was made from a specimen obtained on the mountain 
slopes above the head watets of Johnson Creek, twenty miles by trail 
nottheast of Lake Louise, Alberta, at an altitude of 7,000 feet. 
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