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Photographer: Corey Raimond
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Family Saxifragaceae
Sullivantia sullivantii (Torr. & A.Gray) Britton
Sullivant's cool-wort
Sullivantia: for William Starling Sullivant, distinguished bryologist who discovered our species
sullivantii: for William Starling Sullivant (1803-1873)
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| Status: | Native |
| Plant: | erect, perennial, 4"-14" tall forb |
| Flower: | white, 5-parted, 1/4" wide; inflorescence a sagging cluster with rising branches; blooms June-July |
| Fruit: | capsule with narrowly winged seeds |
| Leaf: | mostly basal, long-stalked, round to kidney-shaped with many shallow lobes ending in 2-3 short teeth |
| Habitat: | shade; wet; cliffs |
| (Glossary) |
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