''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 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
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 ...
system. It produces a clump of leaves with rounded, toothed, or scalloped blades on long, thin
petioles. The branching
inflorescence arises on a slender, erect
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 half a meter tall bearing many flowers. Each flower has five teardrop-shaped white petals
with threadlike bases, and
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 with flat, narrow filaments that sometimes resemble additional petals.
The leaves are edible, and can be cooked to reduce their toughness.
References
External links
Jepson Manual TreatmentPhoto gallery
odontoloma
Flora of the Northwestern United States
Flora of California
Flora of New Mexico
Flora of the Cascade Range
Flora of the Klamath Mountains
Flora of the Sierra Nevada (United States)
Leaf vegetables
Flora without expected TNC conservation status
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