I was surprised to find green leaves & flowers on these plants, which were hanging off a rock wall, high up in the mountains where nothing else is really budding yet.  This is purple mountain saxifrage, one of the most cold-tolerant plants there is. From Gunnysack Creek in Alaska.
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I was surprised to find green leaves & flowers on these plants, which were hanging off a rock wall, high up in the mountains where nothing else is really budding yet. This is purple mountain saxifrage, one of the most cold-tolerant plants there is.

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