Common Names: Lyall's Saxifrage, Red-stemmed Saxifrage

(SYN: Saxifrage lyallii)

USDA lists two subspecies:
ssp. hultenii: (Hulten's Saxifrage) AK and possibly WA
ssp. lyallii: Redstem Saxifrage WA, ID, MT and Canada

from eFlora.org
Although they have nearly disjunct sets of populations, the subspecies of Micranthes lyallii are difficult to distinguish from each other. The more northern plants tend to be larger with wider leaves and often have been called Saxifragalyallii subsp. or var. hultenii. Apparent hybrids with M. odontoloma occur in Alberta, British Columbia, and northern Idaho, and near Glacier National Park, Montana.

Note red stem, two yellowish green dots on inside petals which can age to pink. Basal wedge shaped (very similar M. odontoloma leaves are heart shaped) deeply toothed teeth.

west North Cascades
TRAIL: Mt. Larabee
HABITAT: subalpine open rocky (wet)
ELEVATION: 1,685 m (5,530 ft.)