Saxifraga aizoides, yellow mountain saxifrage or yellow saxifrage, is a flowering alpine plant of the genus Saxifraga.

Description

Saxifraga aizoides is an evergreen perennial which branches at or below ground level, and grows to 2 –. It spreads by short rhizomes, forming mats of small colonies. The flowers, with five sepals and petals, are yellow—green.

Distribution

It prefers cold and moist well-draining neutral to basic bedrock, gravel, sand, or shale cliff environments. It is found in: North America, including Alaska, across Canada, the Great Lakes region, and Greenland; and in Europe, including the Tatra Mountains, Alps, and Svalbard. It is a listed threatened species in New York state.