Participant Info

Species

Saxifraga flagellaris [Hirculus platysepalus subsp. crandallii] [Leptasea crandallii] [Saxifraga crandallii]

Family

Saxifragaceae

CommonName

whiplash saxifrage

Presence

YES

Status

native

EarliestDate

1945

LatestDate

2023

Ecosystem

subalpine, tundra

Geobotanical

Garitas, Culebras, NCristos

Counties

Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Hinsdale, Mineral, Rio Grande, Saguache, San Juan

Passes

Elwood, Grayback, Stony

WildlifePreserves

Other Localities

PhotoRecords

Yes Joseph Kleinkopf: Rio Grande Co, west side of Grayback Mountain near the utility road 12 July 2023

Comments

The most commonly collected of the alpine saxifrages in the Watershed, from both sides of the Valley, Saxifraga flagellaris has been found in the same habitat as the others, wet meadows and rocky slopes and ledges. The most recent locations are Conejos peak in Conejos Co (2018, iNaturalist observation 14066023) and Grayback mountain (2023, iNaturalist observation 172870518). Our species belong to subsp. crandallii. S. flagellaris is found in the Rocky Mountains up to southern Montana and down to Santa Fe Co, New Mexico, as well as northern Arizona. It is easily distinguished from other Watershed saxifrages by its stolons.

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