Scientific Name
Saxifraga virginiensis

Common Name
Early saxifrage

Life Cycle: --

Height: 4 to 10 inches
Flower/fruit: Five-petaled white flowers with 10 bright yellow stamens; sticky, hairy flower stalk  
Flowering Season: Late spring to early summer
Foliage: Sticky, hairy stems; rosette of 1 to 3 inch broadly toothed oval leaves; often maroon underside
Site: Dry woods, rocky fields
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