Definition of Saxifraga occidentalis

1. Noun. Saxifrage having loose clusters of white flowers on hairy stems growing from a cluster of basal leaves; moist slopes of western North America.

Exact synonyms: Western Saxifrage
Group relationships: Genus Saxifraga, Saxifraga
Generic synonyms: Breakstone, Rockfoil, Saxifrage

Lexicographical Neighbors of Saxifraga Occidentalis

Sawney
Sawneys
Sawyer
Saxbe fix
Saxe
Saxe-Coburg-Gotha
Saxe-gothea
Saxe-gothea conspicua
Saxegothea
Saxicola
Saxicola rubetra
Saxicola torquata
Saxifraga aizoides
Saxifraga granulata
Saxifraga hypnoides
Saxifraga occidentalis
Saxifraga oppositifolia
Saxifraga sarmentosam
Saxifraga stellaris
Saxifraga stolonifera
Saxifragaceae
Saxo Grammaticus
Saxon
Saxon blue
Saxondom
Saxonian
Saxonians
Saxonic
Saxonism
Saxonisms

Literary usage of Saxifraga occidentalis

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Canadian Record of Science by Natural History Society of Montreal (1896)
"saxifraga occidentalis, Wat. Eagle Pass, west of Revelstoke, BC, 1890. (John Macoun.) All western references under S. Virginiensis, in Prof. ..."

2. Contributions from the Botanical Laboratory of the University of Pennsylvania by University of Pennsylvania Botanical Laboratory, University of Pennsylvania, Botanical Laboratory (1907)
"saxifraga occidentalis Wats. Lakes Louise and Mirror. Saxifraga oppositifolia L. Banff, Lakes Louise and Agnes, and near the Laughing Falls in the Yoho ..."

3. Bulletin of the University of Montana by University of Montana (Missoula, Mont.) (1903)
"Leaves very variable. Saxifraga reflexa Hook. McDonald Lake in the Mission Mountains, Sperry Glacier. saxifraga occidentalis Wat. ..."

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