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Carl Farmer |
Common in damp shady areas Lower leaves 1-2 cm diameter. Flowers 3-4 mm ID: Leaves opposite, round, bluntly toothed, stalked. Flowers greenish-yellow with 4 (occasionally 5) sepals, no petals, 8 stamens. Flowers lie on a rosette of stalkless greenish-yellow leaflike bracts. The much scarcer Alternate-leaved Golden Saxifrage has larger leaves which are clearly and regularly toothed, and larger flowers. Other features: Spreads by rooting stems to form extensive mats. |
