{"id":935,"date":"2014-09-16T15:09:11","date_gmt":"2014-09-16T15:09:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.naturewatch.ca\/plantwatch\/?page_id=935"},"modified":"2014-11-14T18:48:59","modified_gmt":"2014-11-14T18:48:59","slug":"prickly-saxifrage","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.naturewatch.ca\/plantwatch\/prickly-saxifrage\/","title":{"rendered":"Prickly Saxifrage"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Prickly Saxifrage <em>(Saxifraga tricuspidata)<\/em><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.naturewatch.ca\/plantwatch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2014\/09\/saxifraga_tricuspidata.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-239\" style=\"display:block; float:left; padding-right:2%; overflow:hidden; min-width:40%; max-width:100%; vertical-align: text-top;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturewatch.ca\/plantwatch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2014\/09\/saxifraga_tricuspidata.jpg\" alt=\"Prickly Saxifrage (Saxifraga tricuspidata)\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><strong>Also known as: <\/strong>three-toothed saxifrage<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturewatch.ca\/plantwatch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2014\/09\/flower.gif\" alt=\"flower\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturewatch.ca\/plantwatch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2014\/09\/meadow.gif\" alt=\"meadow\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturewatch.ca\/plantwatch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2014\/09\/tundra.gif\" alt=\"tundra\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Bloom time: <\/strong>May &#8211; June<\/p>\n<p><strong>Additional photos:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin-left:5%; overflow:hidden;\">\n<li> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.naturewatch.ca\/plantwatch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2014\/09\/saxifraga_tricuspidata_1238634961.jpg\">Saxifraga tricuspidata mid bloom <\/a><br \/>credit: Shannon Ripley<\/li>\n<li> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.naturewatch.ca\/plantwatch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2014\/09\/saxifraga_tricuspidata_1238634984.jpg\">Saxifraga tricuspidata past mid bloom <\/a><br \/>credit: Shannon Ripley<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>General: <\/strong>Prickly saxifrage is a loosely matted perennial (5-15 cm tall), that grows in large bunches, close to the ground.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Leaves &#038; Twigs: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin-left:5%; overflow:hidden;\">\n<li>The stiff, three-toothed leaves on this plant give prickly saxifrage its name.<\/li>\n<li>The leaves (7-14 mm long) are leathery and slightly reddish in colour, and broadest at the tip.<\/li>\n<li>Dead leaves remain on the stem for several years and provide protection for developing winter buds.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Flowers &#038; Fruits:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Between three and 10 creamy white flowers appear at the end of the saxifrage stems.<\/li>\n<li>Each flower (4-7 mm long) has five sepals and five petals.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Habitat: <\/strong>This plant can often be found in dry, exposed, rocky areas, including rock crevices.<\/p>\n<p><strong>PlantWatch Pointers: <\/strong>Select a typical patch of plants, if the plants are very abundant, mark off a l-metre-square section to observe.<\/p>\n<p> <strong>To Observe:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>First bloom: when the first flowers are open in the observed plants (3 places).<\/li>\n<li>Mid bloom: when 50% of the flowers are open in the observed plants.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Distribution Map:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturewatch.ca\/plantwatch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2014\/09\/saxifraga_tricuspidata_map.jpg\" alt=\"Distribution Map\" width=\"auto\" \/><\/p>\n<p> <strong>This species is monitored in:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Manitoba<\/li>\n<li>Northwest Territories<\/li>\n<li>Nunavut<\/li>\n<li>Quebec<\/li>\n<li>Saskatchewan<\/li>\n<li>Yukon<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote style=\"margin: 2% 5%; 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