| Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
| Genus species | Saxifraga chrysantha A.Gray sect. Ciliatae |
| Bibliography | Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 12: 83 (1877) |
| Native Range | w. USA to New Mexico |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 2700-4500m |
| Description | basal leaves very thick, spathulate-clavate, obtuse, curvate, glabrous, floral stems glabrous, sepals ovate, glandular ciliate, obtuse, petals 6-7mm, broadly obovate |
| Size | 2-6cm |
| Color | golden-yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Hirculus serpyllifolius ssp. chrysanthus (A.Gray) W.A.Weber Leptasea chrysantha (A.Gray) Small Saxifraga serpyllifolia var. chrysantha (A.Gray) Dorn Saxifraga serpyllifolia ssp. chrysantha (A.Gray) Dorn |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado, MNT Montana, WYO Wyoming) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (UTA Utah) 77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico) |