Purple Mountain Saxifrage
Saxifraga oppositifolia L. - Saxifrage familySize
Mature Height: Up to around 2 inches
Plant Type: Forb/herb
Features
Flower Color: White, Pink, Purple
Conspicuous Flowers: Yes
Bloom Time: Early Spring, Mid Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer
Conditions
Shade Tolerance: Intermediate
Ecosystem Interactions
Pollinators: Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth)
Larval Species depending on Purple Mountain Saxifrage: Agriades franklinii franklinii, Gynaephora groenlandica, Gynaephora rossii
Native Range
- USA: Alaska, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, New York, Oregon, Vermont, Washington, Wyoming
- CAN: Alberta, British Columbia, Newfoundland, Manitoba, Newfoundland, Northwest Territorie, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Québec, Yukon
- DEN: Greenland
Regional Native Status: L48 (N), AK (N), CAN (N), GL (N)
State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.