Burke: Micranthes oregana vs. Micranthes idahoensis

	Micranthes oregana	Micranthes idahoensis
	bog saxifrage, Oregon saxifrage	Idaho saxifrage
Habit	Strong perennial from a short, woody base, the flowering stems leafless, 3-12 dm. tall, copiously glandular-pubescent above.	Herbaceous perennial from short, horizontal rhizomes, the 1-3 leafless, pubescent stems 1-2.5 dm. tall.
Leaves	Leaves basal, 10-20 cm. long, contracted to a broadly-winged petiole, the blades elliptic-oblanceolate to ovate-lanceolate, entire or shallowly toothed, nearly glabrous, but with soft hairs on the petiole margins.	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 an elongate panicle, narrow to somewhat diffuse; calyx 2-3.5 mm. long, the 5 reflexed lobes oblong lanceolate; petals white to greenish-white, usually 5 but sometimes 1 or more lacking, often unequal in size, obovate to ovate-oblong, 2-4 mm. long and 1-2.5 broad; stamens 10, filaments broadly club-shaped, 1-2 mm. long, greenish-white to pinkish.	Inflorescence pyramidal, open, 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, with 2 yellow spots near the base; stamens 10, the filaments petaloid, strongly club-shaped, 3-4 times as broad above the middle as at the base.
Fruits	Ovary nearly superior in fruit; carpels 2-4.	Ovary less than 1/3 inferior, with 2 follicles

	Micranthes oregana	Micranthes idahoensis
Flowering time	April-July	April-July
Habitat	Bogs, streambanks and wet meadows at mid-elevations in the mountains.	Exposed areas, ledges, and open slopes.
Distribution	Both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; Washington to California, east to Alberta, Montana, Idaho, Nevada, and Colorado. [WildflowerSearch map] [BONAP county map]	Washington and Oregon, east to Montana and Idaho. [WildflowerSearch map] [BONAP county map]
Origin	Native	Native
Conservation status	Not of concern	Not of concern
Sibling taxa	M. apetala, M. ferruginea, M. fragosa, M. gormanii, M. idahoensis, M. integrifolia, M. lyallii, M. nelsoniana, M. nidifica, M. occidentalis, M. odontoloma, M. rufidula, M. tischii, M. tolmiei	M. apetala, M. ferruginea, M. fragosa, M. gormanii, M. integrifolia, M. lyallii, M. nelsoniana, M. nidifica, M. occidentalis, M. odontoloma, M. oregana, M. rufidula, M. tischii, M. tolmiei
Web links	Local floras: CA, OR, WA Local Web sites: CalFlora, CalPhotos, Flora NW, PNW Herbaria WildflowerSearch iNaturalist (observations) USDA Plants Database LBJ Wildflower Center SEINet Plants of the World Online Encyclopedia of Life Wikipedia Google Image Search	Local floras: BC, OR, WA Local Web sites: Flora NW, PNW Herbaria WildflowerSearch iNaturalist (observations) LBJ Wildflower Center SEINet Plants of the World Online Encyclopedia of Life Wikipedia Google Image Search

Micranthes idahoensis

bog saxifrage, Oregon saxifrage

Idaho saxifrage

Habit

Strong perennial from a short, woody base, the flowering stems leafless, 3-12 dm. tall, copiously glandular-pubescent above.

Herbaceous perennial from short, horizontal rhizomes, the 1-3 leafless, pubescent stems 1-2.5 dm. tall.

Leaves

Leaves basal, 10-20 cm. long, contracted to a broadly-winged petiole, the blades elliptic-oblanceolate to ovate-lanceolate, entire or shallowly toothed, nearly glabrous, but with soft hairs on the petiole margins.

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 an elongate panicle, narrow to somewhat diffuse;

calyx 2-3.5 mm. long, the 5 reflexed lobes oblong lanceolate;

petals white to greenish-white, usually 5 but sometimes 1 or more lacking, often unequal in size, obovate to ovate-oblong, 2-4 mm. long and 1-2.5 broad;

stamens 10, filaments broadly club-shaped, 1-2 mm. long, greenish-white to pinkish.

Inflorescence pyramidal, open, 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, with 2 yellow spots near the base;

stamens 10, the filaments petaloid, strongly club-shaped, 3-4 times as broad above the middle as at the base.

Fruits

Ovary nearly superior in fruit;

carpels 2-4.

Ovary less than 1/3 inferior, with 2 follicles