Micranthes Integrifolia
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''Micranthes integrifolia'' is a species of
flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants th ...
known by the common name wholeleaf saxifrage. It is native to western North America from
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to
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and northern
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, where it grows in moist habitat, including meadows, prairies, and grassy mountain slopes. It is a perennial herb growing from a
caudex A caudex (plural: caudices) of a plant is a stem, but the term is also used to mean a rootstock and particularly a basal stem structure from which new growth arises.pages 456 and 695 In the strict sense of the term, meaning a stem, "caudex" is m ...
and system of
rhizome In botany and dendrology, a rhizome (; , ) is a modified subterranean plant stem that sends out roots and shoots from its nodes. Rhizomes are also called creeping rootstalks or just rootstalks. Rhizomes develop from axillary buds and grow hori ...
s, and producing a basal rosette of leaves. Each leaf is up to 7 centimeters long with a toothed or smooth-edged blade borne on a short petiole. The
inflorescence An inflorescence is a group or cluster of flowers arranged on a stem that is composed of a main branch or a complicated arrangement of branches. Morphologically, it is the modified part of the shoot of seed plants where flowers are formed o ...
arises on a stout, hairy
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. White-petaled flowers occur in a cluster or dense array at the top.


External links


Jepson Manual TreatmentWashington Burke MuseumPhoto gallery
integrifolia Flora of the Northwestern United States Flora of California Flora of the Cascade Range Flora of the Klamath Mountains Natural history of the California Coast Ranges Flora without expected TNC conservation status {{Saxifragaceae-stub