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Definition of Saxifraga occidentalis
1. Noun. Saxifrage having loose clusters of white flowers on hairy stems growing from a cluster of basal leaves; moist slopes of western North America.
Group relationships: Genus Saxifraga, Saxifraga
Generic synonyms: Breakstone, Rockfoil, Saxifrage
Lexicographical Neighbors of Saxifraga Occidentalis
Literary usage of Saxifraga occidentalis
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Canadian Record of Science by Natural History Society of Montreal (1896)
"Saxifraga occidentalis, Wat. Eagle Pass, west of Revelstoke, BC, 1890. (John
Macoun.) All western references under S. Virginiensis, in Prof. ..."
2. Contributions from the Botanical Laboratory of the University of Pennsylvania by University of Pennsylvania Botanical Laboratory, University of Pennsylvania, Botanical Laboratory (1907)
"Saxifraga occidentalis Wats. Lakes Louise and Mirror. Saxifraga oppositifolia L.
Banff, Lakes Louise and Agnes, and near the Laughing Falls in the Yoho ..."
3. Bulletin of the University of Montana by University of Montana (Missoula, Mont.) (1903)
"Leaves very variable. Saxifraga reflexa Hook. McDonald Lake in the Mission
Mountains, Sperry Glacier. Saxifraga occidentalis Wat. ..."
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