The Flora of Mount Rainier -- a Photographic Journey, by Susan McDougall

Mertens's Saxifrage - Saxifraga mertensiana

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Uncommon, found in crevices on moist cliffs and rocky banks (not along streams, as are the other two round-leaf saxifrages), reaching 6000 feet. The petals are white, but, as shown here, the flowers are sometimes replaced by small plantlets. Photographed near Silver Falls on June 18, 2015.
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