Family | Saxifrage (Saxifragaceae) |
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Bloom | Spring, summer |
Habitat | Moist deciduous forest |
Status | Native |
Cycle | Perennial |
Height | 8-18″ |
Flower | Tiny white flowers 1/8″ wide are arranged in a spike 1-3″ tall at the top of a single thin stem. Each flower has 5 petal-like sepals and 5 unusual fringed petals. |
Leaf | Leaves are 1-3″ wide on long stems. They have 3 lobes and are toothed. There is usually a single set of stem leaves midway along the stem, opposite and lance-shaped with teeth. |
Notes | This sparsely leafed plant grows in large clusters. |