Not just ANY old little yellow flower

Saxifraga flagellaris, June 23, 2020

Saxifraga flagellaris, June 23, 2020

Common & scientific name
Whiplash saxifrage, Saxifraga flagellaris

Family
Saxifrage, Saxifragaceae

Location
Lackawanna ridge & Twining 13,000

Fun, weird, helpful, or little known fact

Covered in sticky, red-tipped hairs, and sending red runners like wild strawberries across the tundra, this is a favorite alpine find that could be missed among the more common yellow alpine flowers (like Alpine avens or any number of Cinquefoils).  Just one more reason to move VERY SLOWLY in the high alpine!

S. flagellaris, July 8, 2020

S. flagellaris, July 8, 2020