Saxifragaceae / Saxifrage Early Saxifrage (Saxifraga virginiensis)
Plant Type: This is a herbacious plant which can reach 30cm tall (12inches).
Leaves: This plant has basal leaves only. Leaves can reach 8cm in length (3inches) long .
Among American wildflowers are the Eastern early saxifrage (S. virginiensis) and a Western species called umbrella plant (S. peltata). The genus also includes the arctic and alpine S.
Several white-flowered native plants, including toothworts (Dentaria), sweet cicely (Osmorhiza claytonii), and early saxifrage (Saxifraga virginica), occur alongside garlic mustard and may be mistaken for it.
 See also: Saxifraga, Saxifrage, Medic, May
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