Plantae > Tracheophyta > Magnoliopsida > Saxifragales > Saxifragaceae > Micranthes > Micranthes odontolomaMicranthes odontoloma (brook saxifrage; streambank saxifrage)Synonyms: Micranthes odontophylla (homotypic); Saxifraga odontoloma (homotypic); Saxifraga odontophylla (heterotypic) Micranthes odontoloma is a species of flowering plant known by the common name brook saxifrage. It is native to much of western North America, where it can be found in many types of moist and rocky habitat types. It is a perennial herb growing from a caudex and rhizome system. It produces a clump of leaves with rounded, toothed, or scalloped blades on long, thin petioles. The branching inflorescence arises on a slender, erect peduncle up to half a meter tall bearing many flowers. Each flower has five teardrop-shaped white petals with threadlike bases, and stamens with flat, narrow filaments that sometimes resemble additional petals. |
Allergen Potential [1] | Medium-Low | | Lifespan [2] | Perennial | Structure [3] | Herb |
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IUCN Category |
Area acres |
Location |
Species |
Website |
Climate |
Land Use |
Cedar Breaks National Monument |
III |
6111 |
Utah, United States |
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Fraser Biosphere Reserve |
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23050 |
Colorado, United States |
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Katunsky Biosphere Reserve |
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393162 |
Altai, Russia |
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Kronotskiy Biosphere Reserve |
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361480 |
Russia |
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Olympic Biosphere Reserve |
II |
922805 |
Washington, United States |
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Rocky Mountain Biosphere Reserve |
II |
239938 |
Colorado, United States |
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Sayano-Shushenskiy Biosphere Reserve |
Ia |
964620 |
Krasnoyarsk, Russia |
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Sikhote-Alinskiy Biosphere Reserve |
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978001 |
Russia |
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Tsentral'no-Sibirskiy Biosphere Reserve |
Ia |
2521510 |
Krasnoyarsk, Russia |
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Yellowstone Biosphere Reserve |
II |
2196863 |
Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, United States |
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0
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