Micranthes lyallii |
Micranthes occidentalis |
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Lyall's saxifrage, red-stemmed saxifrage |
mountain saxifrage, redwool saxifrage, western saxifrage |
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Habit | Perennial with well-developed rhizomes, often forming small mats. | Herbaceous perennial from short, horizontal rhizomes, the 1-3 leafless, pubescent stems 1-2.5 dm. tall. |
Leaves | Leaves all basal, the leaves wedge-shaped to fan-shaped, 10-25 mm. long and nearly as broad, coarsely dentate with 7-9 teeth, with slender petioles of similar length, glabrous or with a few soft, brown hairs. |
Leaves basal, the blades elliptic, up to 6 cm. long and 3 cm. wide, with 15-30 rounded teeth; petioles slightly winged, 1-3 times as long as the blades. |
Flowers | Inflorescence, calyx and fruits often bright red; inflorescence a cyme with up to 15 flowers, the peduncles slender, often with linear, entire bracts; calyx lobed almost to the base, the 5 lobes oblong-lanceolate, 2-3 mm. long, sharply reflexed; petals 5, white, aging to pink, 2.5-4 mm. long, the blade oblong-oval, rounded to a short, broad claw; stamens 10, equaling the petals, the filaments white, club-shaped; carpels often 3-5, fused only 0.5-1 mm., the ovary mostly superior, the carpels tapered to styles less than 1 mm. long. |
: Inflorescence pyramidal, somewhat compact, up to 10 cm. long, the branches ascending; calyx divided about half its length, the 5 ovate lobes 1-2.5 mm. long; petals 5, white, broadly elliptic, 1.5-3 mm. long; stamens 10, the filaments club-shaped; ovary less than 1/3 inferior |
Fruits | Follicle 7-12 mm. long exclusive of the slender, divergent, stylar beaks. |
Follicles greenish |
Micranthes lyallii |
Micranthes occidentalis |
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Flowering time | July-September | May-August |
Habitat | Wet, gravelly meadows and along streams and ponds at high elevations. | Dry to wet open areas, rock crevices, meadows, and streambanks from moderate to high elevations in the mountains. |
Distribution | Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in northern Washington; Alaska to Washington, east to Alberta, Idaho, and Montana.
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Both sides of the Cascades in Washington; Alaska south to Oregon and Nevada, east to Saskatachewan and south to New Mexico.
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Origin | Native | Native |
Conservation status | Not of concern | Not of concern |
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