University 01 Alaska Herbanum (ALA)
Museum ofthe North
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FLORA OF ALASKA
NORTH SLOPE BOROUGH
Bureau of Land Management
MESA SITE
320 Km S of Point Barrow
680 24' N, 1550 -48' W elevation em
5' a
Saxifraqa tricuspidata Rottb.
(Saxifragaceae)
Bench. Moist, relatively level tundra at base
of Mesa. Cotton Grass tussock meadow dominated
by Eriophorum spp., other graminoids, Eguisetum
spp., lichens, Saxifraga spp., and low-growing
herbs and shrubs. Collected on dry soil.
Flowers white, upper surface of petals with
yellow (at base) and red (at top) spots.
Leaves red below, brownish-green above.
Common.
Robert Watson, no. 109 21 June 1997

