Telesonix jamesii

Telesonix jamesii
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (NatureServe) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Saxifragales
Family:	Saxifragaceae
Genus:	Telesonix
Species:	T. jamesii
Binomial name
Telesonix jamesii Rafinesque 1837
Synonyms
Boykinia jamesii (Torrey) Engler Saxifraga jamesii Torrey Therofon jamesii (Torrey) Wheelock

Telesonix jamesii is a species of flowering plant in the saxifrage family native to the Rocky Mountains of North American. Common names include James' false saxifrage, ^[2] James's saxifrage, ^[3] or James' telesonix. ^[4] It is a rare species, endemic to rocky, high elevation habitats with granitic substrates in the southern Rocky Mountains of Colorado ^[5] and possibly New Mexico and Wyoming. ^[3] It is closely related to Telesonix heucheriformis , which has at times been considered a variety of Telesonix jamesii. ^[4]

References

1. "NatureServe Explorer 2.0". explorer.natureserve.org.
2. "NatureServe Explorer 2.0". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 2025-07-26.
3. "Telesonix jamesii in Flora of North America @ efloras.org". www.efloras.org. Retrieved 2025-07-26.
4. "Rare Plant Details". cnhp.colostate.edu. Retrieved 2025-07-26.
5. Gaier, Andrew (2023). "Floral visitors of a Colorado endemic chasmophyte, Telesonix jamesii (Saxifragaceae)". Western North American Naturalist. 83 (1): 104–113.