Family | Saxifrage (Saxifragaceae) |
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Bloom | Early spring |
Habitat | Moist deciduous forest |
Status | Native |
Cycle | Perennial |
Height | 4-14″ |
Flower | White, 5-parted, 1/4″ – 1/3″ wide, clawed petals with long, slender rod-like stamens. The clusters of flowers can be 4″ tall on a long, leafless stalk. |
Leaf | Basal leaves with 3-5 shallow palmate lobes. Each leaf is on a single fuzzy stalk. |
Notes | The indentation at the base of the leaves resembles the dent at the top of a heart. |