Micranthes marshallii |
Micranthes rufidula |
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Idaho saxifrage, Marshall's saxifrage |
rusty-hair saxifrage |
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Habit | Plants in groups or sometimes mat-forming, rhizomatous. | Plants solitary or in groups, with bulbils on caudices, or rhizomatous. |
Leaves | basal; petiole flattened, 3–15 cm; blade ovate, 1–5 cm, ± fleshy, base attenuate, margins shallowly crenate-serrate (teeth ca. 2 mm), eciliate, surfaces sparsely tangled, reddish brown-hairy abaxially, glabrate adaxially. |
basal; petiole flattened, 4–8 cm; blade ovate to elliptic, 1–4 cm, fleshy, base attenuate to ± truncate, margins serrate (15–30- toothed), eciliate, surfaces densely tangled, reddish brown-hairy abaxially, glabrous adaxially. |
Inflorescences | 15–50+-flowered, open, lax thyrses, 20–40 cm, purple-tipped stipitate-glandular. |
15+-flowered, open, flat-topped thyrses, 5–20 cm, purple-tipped stipitate-glandular; (bracts often tangled brown-hairy). |
Flowers | sepals reflexed, lanceolate to oblong; petals white, with 2 basal yellow spots (often faded when dried), ovate, clawed, 1.5–4.5 mm, longer than sepals; filaments strongly club-shaped, sometimes petaloid (short-clawed, equaling petals); pistils distinct almost to base; ovary superior, (to 1/3 adnate to hypanthium). |
sepals spreading, ovate, (often tangled brown-hairy); petals white, not spotted, ovate to elliptic, clawed, 2–4 mm, longer than sepals; filaments linear, flattened to slightly club-shaped; pistils distinct almost to base; ovary superior, (to 1/3 adnate to hypanthium). |
Capsules | greenish to reddish purple, folliclelike. |
greenish to reddish purple, folliclelike. |
2n | = 20. |
= 20, 38, 56, 58. |
Micranthes marshallii |
Micranthes rufidula |
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Phenology | Flowering spring. | Flowering late winter–summer. |
Habitat | Deeply shaded watercourses, stream banks, seeps | Wet to dry, rocky ledges |
Elevation | 100-1000 m (300-3300 ft) | 0-3000 m (0-9800 ft) |
Distribution |
CA; OR
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CA; OR; WA; BC
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Source | FNA vol. 8, p. 63. | FNA vol. 8, p. 62. |
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Synonyms | Saxifraga marshallii | Saxifraga aequidentata, Saxifraga occidentalis subsp. rufidula, Saxifraga occidentalis var. rufidula, Saxifraga rufidula |
Name authority | (Greene) Small: in N. L. Britton et al., N. Amer. Fl. 22: 145. 1905 , | Small: in N. L. Britton et al., N. Amer. Fl. 22: 140. (1905) |
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