''Micranthes'' is a genus of flowering plants in the
saxifrage family. It was formerly included within the genus ''
Saxifraga'' until recent DNA evidence showed the members of what is now ''Micranthes'' are more closely related to ''
Boykinia
''Boykinia'' is a small genus of plants related to the saxifrages. It contains at least nine species, known as brookfoams. Brookfoams are glandular rhizomatous creeping perennials with highly lobed or toothed leaves and inflorescence
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Heuchera
''Heuchera'' ( or ) is a genus of largely evergreen perennial plants in the family Saxifragaceae, all native to North America. Common names include alumroot and coral bells.
Description
''Heuchera'' have palmately lobed leaves on long petiole ...
'' than to other members of the genus ''Saxifraga''.
All members of this genus are herbaceous, with prominent basal leaves. They are found in north-temperate, arctic, and alpine regions.
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus ''Micranthes'':
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Micranthes apetala''
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Micranthes aprica
''Micranthes aprica'' is a species of flowering plant known by the common name Sierra saxifrage. It is native to the high mountains of California, including the Sierra Nevada (U.S.), Sierra Nevada and the southern Cascade Range, and adjacent slop ...
'' – Sierra saxifrage
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Micranthes astilboides''
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Micranthes atrata''
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Micranthes brachypetala''
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Micranthes bryophora''
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Micranthes californica''
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Micranthes calycina
''Micranthes'' is a genus of flowering plants in the Saxifragaceae, saxifrage family. It was formerly included within the genus ''Saxifraga'' until recent DNA evidence showed the members of what is now ''Micranthes'' are more closely related to ' ...
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Micranthes careyana''
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Micranthes caroliniana
''Micranthes'' is a genus of flowering plants in the saxifrage family. It was formerly included within the genus ''Saxifraga'' until recent DNA evidence showed the members of what is now ''Micranthes'' are more closely related to ''Boykinia'' and ...
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Micranthes cismagadanica''
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Micranthes clavistaminea''
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Micranthes clusii
''Micranthes'' is a genus of flowering plants in the saxifrage family. It was formerly included within the genus ''Saxifraga'' until recent DNA evidence showed the members of what is now ''Micranthes'' are more closely related to ''Boykinia'' and ...
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Micranthes davidii
''Micranthes'' is a genus of flowering plants in the saxifrage family. It was formerly included within the genus ''Saxifraga'' until recent DNA evidence showed the members of what is now ''Micranthes'' are more closely related to ''Boykinia'' and ...
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Micranthes davurica
''Micranthes'' is a genus of flowering plants in the saxifrage family. It was formerly included within the genus ''Saxifraga'' until recent DNA evidence showed the members of what is now ''Micranthes'' are more closely related to ''Boykinia'' and ...
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Micranthes divaricata
''Micranthes'' is a genus of flowering plants in the saxifrage family. It was formerly included within the genus ''Saxifraga'' until recent DNA evidence showed the members of what is now ''Micranthes'' are more closely related to ''Boykinia'' and ...
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Micranthes dungbooi
''Micranthes'' is a genus of flowering plants in the saxifrage family. It was formerly included within the genus ''Saxifraga'' until recent DNA evidence showed the members of what is now ''Micranthes'' are more closely related to ''Boykinia'' and ...
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Micranthes eriophora
''Micranthes'' is a genus of flowering plants in the saxifrage family. It was formerly included within the genus ''Saxifraga'' until recent DNA evidence showed the members of what is now ''Micranthes'' are more closely related to ''Boykinia'' and ...
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Micranthes ferruginea
''Micranthes ferruginea'' is a species of flowering plant known by the common names russethair saxifrage and rusty saxifrage. It is native to western North America from Alaska and northwestern Canada to northern California to Wyoming, where it ca ...
'' – Rustyhair saxifrage
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Micranthes foliolosa
''Micranthes'' is a genus of flowering plants in the Saxifragaceae, saxifrage family. It was formerly included within the genus ''Saxifraga'' until recent DNA evidence showed the members of what is now ''Micranthes'' are more closely related to ' ...
'' – Leafy saxifrage
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Micranthes fragosa
''Micranthes'' is a genus of flowering plants in the saxifrage family. It was formerly included within the genus ''Saxifraga'' until recent DNA evidence showed the members of what is now ''Micranthes'' are more closely related to ''Boykinia'' and ...
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Micranthes fusca
''Micranthes'' is a genus of flowering plants in the saxifrage family. It was formerly included within the genus ''Saxifraga'' until recent DNA evidence showed the members of what is now ''Micranthes'' are more closely related to ''Boykinia'' and ...
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Micranthes gageana
''Micranthes'' is a genus of flowering plants in the saxifrage family. It was formerly included within the genus ''Saxifraga'' until recent DNA evidence showed the members of what is now ''Micranthes'' are more closely related to ''Boykinia'' and ...
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Micranthes gaspensis
''Micranthes'' is a genus of flowering plants in the Saxifragaceae, saxifrage family. It was formerly included within the genus ''Saxifraga'' until recent DNA evidence showed the members of what is now ''Micranthes'' are more closely related to ' ...
'' – Gaspé saxifrage
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Micranthes gormanii''
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Micranthes hieraciifolia'' – Hawkweed-leaved saxifrage
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Micranthes hitchcockiana''
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Micranthes howellii
''Micranthes howellii'' (formerly ''Saxifraga howellii'') is a species of Saxifraga, saxifrageMalcolm McGregor. ''Saxifrages: A Definitive Guide to the 2000 Species, Hybrids & Cultivars.'' Timber Press, 2008. p. 319. known by the common name How ...
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Micranthes idahoensis''
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Micranthes integrifolia
''Micranthes integrifolia'' is a species of flowering plant known by the common name wholeleaf saxifrage. It is native to western North America from British Columbia to Montana and northern California, where it grows in moist habitat, including m ...
'' – Northwestern saxifrage
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Micranthes japonica''
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Micranthes kermodei''
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Micranthes kikubuki
''Micranthes'' is a genus of flowering plants in the saxifrage family. It was formerly included within the genus ''Saxifraga'' until recent DNA evidence showed the members of what is now ''Micranthes'' are more closely related to ''Boykinia'' and ...
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Micranthes laciniata''
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Micranthes lumpuensis
''Micranthes'' is a genus of flowering plants in the Saxifragaceae, saxifrage family. It was formerly included within the genus ''Saxifraga'' until recent DNA evidence showed the members of what is now ''Micranthes'' are more closely related to ' ...
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Micranthes lyallii'' – Redstem saxifrage
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Micranthes manchuriensis''
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Micranthes marshallii''
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Micranthes melaleuca''
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Micranthes melanocentra
''Micranthes'' is a genus of flowering plants in the Saxifragaceae, saxifrage family. It was formerly included within the genus ''Saxifraga'' until recent DNA evidence showed the members of what is now ''Micranthes'' are more closely related to ' ...
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Micranthes merkii''
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Micranthes mertensiana
''Micranthes'' is a genus of flowering plants in the Saxifragaceae, saxifrage family. It was formerly included within the genus ''Saxifraga'' until recent DNA evidence showed the members of what is now ''Micranthes'' are more closely related to ' ...
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Micranthes mexicana''
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Micranthes micranthidifolia
''Micranthes'' is a genus of flowering plants in the Saxifragaceae, saxifrage family. It was formerly included within the genus ''Saxifraga'' until recent DNA evidence showed the members of what is now ''Micranthes'' are more closely related to ' ...
'' – Brook lettuce
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Micranthes nelsoniana'' – Heartleaf saxifrage
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Micranthes nidifica'' – Peak saxifrage, Alpine saxifrage
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Micranthes nivalis
''Micranthes nivalis'' is a plant species in the saxifrage family. It is commonly called snow saxifrage or (ambiguously) alpine saxifrage.
''Micranthes nivalis'' is a perennial plant which grows on damp, shady, base-rich rocks and cliffs where ...
'' – Snow saxifrage, Alpine saxifrage
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Micranthes nudicaulis
''Micranthes'' is a genus of flowering plants in the saxifrage family. It was formerly included within the genus ''Saxifraga'' until recent DNA evidence showed the members of what is now ''Micranthes'' are more closely related to ''Boykinia'' and ...
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Micranthes oblongifolia''
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Micranthes occidentalis
''Micranthes'' is a genus of flowering plants in the saxifrage family. It was formerly included within the genus ''Saxifraga'' until recent DNA evidence showed the members of what is now ''Micranthes'' are more closely related to ''Boykinia'' and ...
'' – Western saxifrage
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Micranthes odontoloma
''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 growin ...
'' – Streambank saxifrage
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Micranthes oregana'' – Bog saxifrage
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Micranthes pallida''
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Micranthes palmeri
''Micranthes palmeri'', commonly called Palmer's saxifrage, is a species of plant in the saxifrage family that is native to Oklahoma and Arkansas
Arkansas ( ) is a landlocked state in the South Central United States. It is bordered by ...
'' – Palmer's saxifrage
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Micranthes paludosa''
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Micranthes parvula''
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Micranthes pensylvanica
''Micranthes'' is a genus of flowering plants in the Saxifragaceae, saxifrage family. It was formerly included within the genus ''Saxifraga'' until recent DNA evidence showed the members of what is now ''Micranthes'' are more closely related to ' ...
'' – Swamp saxifrage
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Micranthes petiolaris''
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Micranthes pluviarum''
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Micranthes pseudopallida''
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Micranthes punctata
''Micranthes'' is a genus of flowering plants in the Saxifragaceae, saxifrage family. It was formerly included within the genus ''Saxifraga'' until recent DNA evidence showed the members of what is now ''Micranthes'' are more closely related to ' ...
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Micranthes purpurascens''
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Micranthes razshivinii'' – Razshivin's saxifrage
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Micranthes redofskyi
''Micranthes'' is a genus of flowering plants in the Saxifragaceae, saxifrage family. It was formerly included within the genus ''Saxifraga'' until recent DNA evidence showed the members of what is now ''Micranthes'' are more closely related to ' ...
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Micranthes reflexa
''Micranthes'' is a genus of flowering plants in the Saxifragaceae, saxifrage family. It was formerly included within the genus ''Saxifraga'' until recent DNA evidence showed the members of what is now ''Micranthes'' are more closely related to ' ...
'' – Yukon saxifrage
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Micranthes rhomboidea'' – Diamondleaf saxifrage
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Micranthes rubriflora''
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Micranthes rufidula
''Micranthes rufidula'' is a species of flowering plant known by the common name rustyhair saxifrage. It is native to western North America from British Columbia to Oregon, and one location in northern California. It grows in moist, open and rock ...
'' – Redwool saxifrage
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Micranthes rufopilosa
''Micranthes'' is a genus of flowering plants in the Saxifragaceae, saxifrage family. It was formerly included within the genus ''Saxifraga'' until recent DNA evidence showed the members of what is now ''Micranthes'' are more closely related to ' ...
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Micranthes sachalinensis''
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Micranthes spicata'' – Spiked saxifrage
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Micranthes staminosa
''Micranthes'' is a genus of flowering plants in the saxifrage family. It was formerly included within the genus '' Saxifraga'' until recent DNA evidence showed the members of what is now ''Micranthes'' are more closely related to ''Boykinia'' a ...
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Micranthes stellaris
''Micranthes stellaris'', Synonym (taxonomy), synonym ''Saxifraga stellaris'', the starry saxifrage or hairy kidney-wort, is an Arctic–alpine species in the family Saxifragaceae. It produces panicles of 5–10 white flowers on a stem up to tal ...
'' – Starry saxifrage, Star saxifrage
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Micranthes subapetala''
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Micranthes svetlanae''
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Micranthes tempestiva''
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Micranthes tenuis'' – Ottertail Pass saxifrage
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Micranthes texana
''Micranthes texana'', commonly called Texas saxifrage, is a species of plant in the Saxifragaceae, saxifrage family that is native to Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri, Louisiana and Nebraska with a disjunct occurrence in Georgia (U.S. state), ...
'' – Texas saxifrage
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Micranthes tilingiana''
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Micranthes tischii''
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Micranthes tolmiei
''Micranthes tolmiei'' is a species of flowering plant known by the common name Tolmie's saxifrage, or Tolmie's alpine saxifrage. It is native to western North America from Alaska to Montana to California, where it grows in rocky mountain habitat ...
'' – Tolmie's saxifrage
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Micranthes unalaschcensis
''Micranthes'' is a genus of flowering plants in the Saxifragaceae, saxifrage family. It was formerly included within the genus ''Saxifraga'' until recent DNA evidence showed the members of what is now ''Micranthes'' are more closely related to ' ...
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Micranthes virginiensis'' – Early saxifrage, Virginia saxifrage
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Micranthes zekoensis''
References
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Saxifragaceae genera