Saxifragaceae

Fireleaf leptarrhena

Leptarrhena pyrolifolia (D.Don) Ser.

Family: Saxifragaceae
Genus: Leptarrhena

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Fireleaf leptarrhena: Leatherleaf Saxifrage, Fireleaf Leptarrhena, Pearleaf — Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English: Fireleaf leptarrhena

Synonyms

Saxifraga coriacea Fisch. ex Ser.
Saxifraga micrantha Fisch. ex Ser.
Saxifraga parviflora Fisch. ex Cham.
Saxifraga pyrolifolia D.Don
Saxifraga secunda Willd. ex Cham.

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Alaska: native, Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native

Photos

Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: N 8, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Robert Flogaus-Faust, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Robert Flogaus-Faust, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.