Saxifragaceae
Pygmy saxifrage
Saxifraga hyperborea
- Family
- Saxifragaceae
- Genus
- Saxifraga
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Common names
By language (5)
- English
- Pygmy saxifrage
- Finnish
- Naparikko
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Polarsildre
- Norwegian Nynorsk
- Polarsildre
- Swedish
- Polarbräcka
Synonyms
- Saxifraga flexuosa Sternb.
- Saxifraga rivularis f. hyperborea (R.Br.) Engl. & Irmsch.
- Saxifraga rivularis f. purpurascens (Lange) Engl. & Irmsch.
- Saxifraga rivularis subsp. hyperborea (R.Br.) Dorn
- Saxifraga rivularis var. flexuosa (Sternb.) Engl. & Irmsch.
- Saxifraga rivularis var. hyperborea (R.Br.) Hook.
- Saxifraga rivularis var. purpurascens Lange
Flowers
- In flower
- June to August (from 20 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Alaska: native, Canada: native, Greenland: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Trevor Van Loon, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Piotr Lukasik, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Kim Hansen, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Martin Purdy, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Kim Hansen, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Игорь Загребин, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Dean Wm. Taylor, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Thompson Hyggen, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Pål A. Olsvik, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: lauralaska66, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Kerstin Reifenrath, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Syd Cannings, 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.