The prickly saxifrage (Saxifraga tricuspidata) was blooming on the lower sub-alpine mountain slopes amongst the rocky scree. The tiny flowers are so beautiful with their yellow, orange and red spots. This evergreen plant has leaves that grow in rosettes and are tinged with red in the spring. They have three sharply pointed prongs at the end and when they dry out, they are very prickly. Flower stems are about 6 inches long (15 cm) topped with a cluster of small five-petal flowers.
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