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PLANTS

Purple mountain saxifrage

Saxifraga oppositifolia

Plants
NativeHerbPerennial
Purple mountain saxifrage, In flower
Purple mountain saxifrage, In fruit
Purple mountain saxifrage, Flower buds

Perennial herbaceous plant. Grows on the coast and on the tundra.

There are 91 observations of Purple mountain saxifrage in Québec, mostly in Côte-Nord, Nord-du-Québec and Bas-Saint-Laurent, and it has been reported in 4 of the 17 regions. They peak in July and become rare from September to April.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Côte-Nord58
  2. Nord-du-Québec28
  3. Bas-Saint-Laurent4
  4. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine1

Habitat

ShorelineGilles Douaire
TundraMartin Tuchscherer

Similar species

Moss campionSilene acaulis
Tufted alpine saxifrageSaxifraga cespitosa
Mother of thymeThymus praecox
Purple stonecropSedum villosum
Alpine azaleaKalmia procumbens
Lapland rosebayRhododendron lapponicum
White Mountain saxifrageSaxifraga paniculata
Alpine fireweedChamaenerion latifolium
Pincushion plantDiapensia lapponica
Prickly saxifrageSaxifraga tricuspidata
Nodding saxifrageSaxifraga cernua
Seaside sandplantHonckenya peploides