Saxifraga hieracifolia Waldst. and Kit.
saks-IF-rah-gah (alt. saks-if-FRAG-uh, sax-i-FRAY-gah, saks-IF-ruh-guh)  hy-uh-rake-ih-FOE-lee-uh (alt. hy-uh-rass-ih-FOE-lee-uh)

Saxifragaceae (Saxifrage Family)

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* Note: Saxifraga means rock breaker, since these plants were thought to break the rocks upon which they grew. Highly variable.  Additional common name: hawkweed-leaved saxifrage.

* Stem: Sturdy, 12" to 20", stiff with hairs, leafless, single, straight, can be branched.

* Flower: 1/8" to 3/8" odd-colored flowers, green to purplish brown, oblong-triangular petals, 5 triangular green sepals in dense cluster along upper stem, looks rusty colored hence common name.

* Leaves: Basal loose rosette, oblong, slightly wavy edges, on stalks, thick, green and smooth above, below slightly reddish.

* Habitat: Moist places, wet tundra, meadow, alpine snow flushes, throughout the Yukon and the mountains of central and northern Alaska.