Unless indicated otherwise, the following attributes are implicit throughout the descriptions, except where the characters concerned are inapplicable.
Plants not vegetatively proliferating by bulbils. Taproot absent. Aerial stems without either glandular hairs or resinous warts. Leaves not heterophyllous; deciduous. Petioles present. Blades herbaceous. Leaves not lobed. Leaf margins glabrous. Conspicuous hydathodes absent.
Plants bisexual. Flowers in inflorescences. Inflorescence without bulbils. Calyx herbaceous. Petals present; without contrasting markings; longer than the calyx. Styles present. Fruit without calyx persisting; glabrous; styles style may persist until dehiscence but is not modified.
Cite this publication as: ‘C.L. McJannet, S.G. Aiken, M.J. Dallwitz, L.J. Gillespie and L.L. Consaul. 1997 onwards. Saxifragaceae of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago: Descriptions, Illustrations, Identification, and Information Retrieval. Version: 28th November 2000. http://www.mun.ca/biology/delta/arcticf/’. Dallwitz (1980), Dallwitz, Paine and Zurcher (1993, 1995, 2000), Aiken, Dallwitz et al. (1999), and Aiken, Dallwitz, McJannet, Gillespie, and Consaul (1998) should also be cited (see References).