''Micranthes californica'' (syn: ''Saxifraga californica''), known by the common name California saxifrage,
is a species of
flowering plants.
It is native to much of
California west and north of the desert regions, as well as adjacent sections of southern
Oregon and northern
Baja California. It grows in many types of moist habitat from the coast to the mountains.
Description
''Micranthes californica'' is a perennial herb producing a small gray-green basal rosette of thick toothed oval leaves up to 10 centimeters long.
The
inflorescence arises on a
peduncle Peduncle may refer to:
*Peduncle (botany), a stalk supporting an inflorescence, which is the part of the shoot of seed plants where flowers are formed
*Peduncle (anatomy), a stem, through which a mass of tissue is attached to a body
**Peduncle (art ...
up to 35 centimeters tall bearing clusters of flowers, sometimes all on one side. Each flower has five green to reddish
sepals, five small white petals, and ten
stamen
The stamen (plural ''stamina'' or ''stamens'') is the pollen-producing reproductive organ of a flower. Collectively the stamens form the androecium., p. 10
Morphology and terminology
A stamen typically consists of a stalk called the filame ...
s at the center.
References
External links
Jepson Manual Treatment of ''Micranthes californica''''Micranthes californica'' Photo gallery
californica
Flora of California
Flora of Oregon
Flora of Baja California
Flora of the Cascade Range
Flora of the Klamath Mountains
Flora of the Sierra Nevada (United States)
Natural history of the California chaparral and woodlands
Natural history of the California Coast Ranges
Natural history of the Peninsular Ranges
Natural history of the San Francisco Bay Area
Natural history of the Santa Monica Mountains
Natural history of the Transverse Ranges
Flora without expected TNC conservation status
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