''Saxifraga hyperborea'', the pygmy saxifrage, is a plant species native to

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. One report from

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is unverified. The plant grows in wet tundra, snow banks, stream banks and lake sides at elevations up to 3000 m. The US populations have been called ''S. debilis'' or ''S. rivularis'' in various publications.Flora of North America v 8 p 144.
/ref> ''Saxifraga hyperborea'' is a small mat-forming herb sometimes appearing purple, with a woody caudex. Flowers are purple or white, up to 5 mm across.Moss, E. H. 1983. Flora of Alberta (ed. 2) i–xii, 1–687. University of Toronto Press, Toronto.

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