Wildflowers Found in Oregon

Oregon Saxifrage

Saxifraga oregana - Locally common, all spring and summer, perennial, 1-3 ft. Rosette of leaves, tall erect stem. Leaves linear to widely egg-shaped, 3-10 in., base tapering into petiole, entire to sharply toothed. Flower stem more than 12 in. tall, leafless. Inflorescence consists of clusters of small white flowers along stem, dense at top. Flower sepals reflexed back, petals oval. Grows in bogs, marshes, wet meadows, streambanks, at low to high elevations. Native.