Saxifragaceae

Yellowdot saxifrage

Saxifraga bronchialis L.

Family: Saxifragaceae
Genus: Saxifraga

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Yellowdot saxifrage (Saxifraga bronchialis) — FlowerPhoto: Matt Berger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (2)

Chinese: 刺虎耳草
English: Yellowdot saxifrage

Synonyms

Ciliaria bronchialis (L.) Haw.
Leptasea bronchialis (L.) Kom.
Saxifraga bronchialis f. typica Engl. & Irmsch.

Flowers

In flower: June to August (from 494 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

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

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Matt Berger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Caleb Catto, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: John Brew, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Eric Lamb, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dmitry Kulakov, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alan Rockefeller, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Craig Martin, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Zac Peterson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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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.