SPOTTED SAXIFRAGE 



Saxifraga broncbialis Linnaeus 



Spotted saxifrage grows most plentifully about tree line. It grows 

 in masses over the rocks, in whose crevices its roots find a foothold. 

 The Latin specific name is derived from saxum, a rock, and frangOj I 

 break. The dark green foliage retains its color through the winter, and 

 gives to the beds of the plant a mosslike appearance. The flowers are 

 visited by great numbers of bees and flies. Sometimes the spots on the 

 petals are green or yellow instead of red, the other characters of the 

 plant remaining the same. In nature's rock gardens these hardy plants, 

 wherever they grow, lend grace and beauty to the scene. 



This saxifrage (which has also been called Leptasea austromontand) 

 is found from Utah and New Mexico northward to Alberta and Brit- 

 ish Columbia and Alaska. It grows also in northern Asia and Europe. 



The specimen sketched was collected near Lake Louise, Alberta, 

 Canada, at an altitude of 6,500. 



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