Saxifraga altissima

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Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Saxifraga altissima, Kerner (S. Hostii var. altissima, Hort.). Fig. 3558. Cespitose, 1-2 ft. high: sts. erect, stout, glandular-hirsute: lvs. thick, the basal spreading, broad, tongue-shaped, rather acute, base ciliate, margin serrate, serratures acute and cartilaginous; cauline lvs. oblong, rather obtuse, serrate; bracts oblong-linear or linear, obtuse and glandular-pilose ciliate: infl. a scape racemosely paniculate above, the branches about 10-fld. and densely glandular-pilose; pedicels densely short-glandular: fls. white, their base greenish and purple-dotted toward the center; calyx-lobes ovate, obtuse, cartilaginous margined; petals elliptic, 3-nerved, twice as long as the calyx-lobes. Tyrol.—Very closely allied to S. Hostii, possibly not specifically distinct. Little known in Amer. outside fanciers' collections. CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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