''Micranthes'' is a genus of flowering plants in the

saxifrage family Saxifragaceae is a family of herbaceous perennial flowering plants, within the core eudicot order Saxifragales. The taxonomy of the family has been greatly revised and the scope much reduced in the era of molecular phylogenetic analysis. The fa ...

. It was formerly included within the genus ''

Saxifraga ''Saxifraga'' is the largest genus in the family Saxifragaceae, containing about 465 species of holarctic perennial plants, known as saxifrages or rockfoils. The Latin word ''saxifraga'' means literally "stone-breaker", from Latin ' ("rock" or " ...

'' 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 An inf ...

'' and ''

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'': *'' Micranthes apetala'' *''

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 *'' Micranthes astilboides'' *'' Micranthes atrata'' *'' Micranthes brachypetala'' *'' Micranthes bryophora'' *'' Micranthes californica'' *''

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 ' ...

'' *'' Micranthes careyana'' *'' Micranthes caroliniana'' *'' Micranthes cismagadanica'' *'' Micranthes clavistaminea'' *'' Micranthes clusii'' *'' Micranthes davidii'' *'' Micranthes davurica'' *'' Micranthes divaricata'' *'' Micranthes dungbooi'' *'' Micranthes eriophora'' *'' Micranthes ferruginea'' – Rustyhair saxifrage *''

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 *'' Micranthes fragosa'' *'' Micranthes fusca'' *'' Micranthes gageana'' *''

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 *'' Micranthes gormanii'' *'' Micranthes hieraciifolia'' – Hawkweed-leaved saxifrage *'' Micranthes hitchcockiana'' *'' Micranthes howellii'' *'' Micranthes idahoensis'' *''

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 *'' Micranthes japonica'' *'' Micranthes kermodei'' *'' Micranthes kikubuki'' *'' Micranthes laciniata'' *''

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 ' ...

'' *'' Micranthes lyallii'' – Redstem saxifrage *'' Micranthes manchuriensis'' *'' Micranthes marshallii'' *'' Micranthes melaleuca'' *''

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 ' ...

'' *'' Micranthes merkii'' *''

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 ' ...

'' *'' Micranthes mexicana'' *''

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 *'' Micranthes nelsoniana'' – Heartleaf saxifrage *'' Micranthes nidifica'' – Peak saxifrage, Alpine saxifrage *''

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 *'' Micranthes nudicaulis'' *'' Micranthes oblongifolia'' *'' Micranthes occidentalis'' – Western saxifrage *''

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 *'' Micranthes oregana'' – Bog saxifrage *'' Micranthes pallida'' *'' Micranthes palmeri'' – Palmer's saxifrage *'' Micranthes paludosa'' *'' Micranthes parvula'' *''

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 *'' Micranthes petiolaris'' *'' Micranthes pluviarum'' *'' Micranthes pseudopallida'' *''

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 ' ...

'' *'' Micranthes purpurascens'' *'' Micranthes razshivinii'' – Razshivin's saxifrage *''

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 ' ...

'' *''

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 *'' Micranthes rhomboidea'' – Diamondleaf saxifrage *'' Micranthes rubriflora'' *''

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 *''

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 ' ...

'' *'' Micranthes sachalinensis'' *'' Micranthes spicata'' – Spiked saxifrage *'' Micranthes staminosa'' *''

Micranthes stellaris ''Micranthes stellaris'', 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 tall, rising from a ba ...

'' – Starry saxifrage, Star saxifrage *'' Micranthes subapetala'' *'' Micranthes svetlanae'' *'' Micranthes tempestiva'' *'' Micranthes tenuis'' – Ottertail Pass saxifrage *''

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 *'' Micranthes tilingiana'' *'' Micranthes tischii'' *''

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 *''

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 ' ...

'' *''

Micranthes virginiensis ''Micranthes virginiensis'', the early saxifrage, or Virginia saxifrage, is a wildflower native to eastern and central North America North America is a continent in the Northern Hemisphere and almost entirely within the Western H ...

'' – Early saxifrage, Virginia saxifrage *'' Micranthes zekoensis''

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q16324516 Saxifragaceae genera