Another member of the
Saxifragaceae family is pictured to the left:
Saxifraga oregana (Oregon saxifrage). This beauty was photographed near the upper Deschutes river. A detail of the inflorescence is pictured below. This species occurs in bogs, wet meadows or streambanks. This individual occurred alongside
Fritillaria lanceolata (chocolate lily) and
Trillium chloropetalum (sessile trillium), two members of the
Liliaceae family.Leaves of this species are quite large for the family, generally greater than 5 cm in length with the characteristic wavy margins. ("sinuate or remotely denticulate" in Hitchcock).
Sinuate = with a strongly wavy margin.
Denticulate = dentate with very small teeth.
Dentate = toothed along the margin, the teeth directed outward rather than forward.
