Micranthes mertensiana

Micranthes mertensiana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Saxifragales
Family: Saxifragaceae
Genus: Micranthes
Species:
M. mertensiana
Binomial name
Micranthes mertensiana
Synonyms[1]
  • Heterisia eastwoodiae Small
  • Heterisia mertensiana Small
  • Saxifraga eastwoodiae (Small) Fedde
  • Saxifraga heterantha Hook.
  • Saxifraga mertensiana Bong.
  • Saxifraga mertensiana var. bulbillifera Engl. & Irmsch.
  • Saxifraga mertensiana var. eastwoodiae (Small) Engl. & Irmsch.
  • Saxifraga mertensiana f. eastwoodiae (Small) B.Boivin
  • Saxifraga mertensiana var. glandipilosa H.St.John & E.Hardin
  • Steiranisia heterantha (Hook.) Raf.

Micranthes mertensiana, the wood saxifrage[2] or Mertens' saxifrage, is a species of flowering plant in the Saxifragaceae family. It is a subshrub native to western North America, which ranges from Alaska to Montana and California.[1] It grows on mossy rocks and cliffs in subalpine areas. In California it grows in the Klamath Ranges, outer North Coast Ranges, and northern and central Sierra Nevada generally above 2,500 metres elevation.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Micranthes mertensiana (Bong.) Rosend". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 12 August 2026.
  2. ↑ NRCS. "Saxifraga mertensiana". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 6 November 2015.
  3. ↑ "Saxifraga mertensiana". Jepson eFlora. The University and Jepson Herbaria University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved 12 August 2026.
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