Biology:Cascadia nuttallii

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Cascadia nuttallii
Five-petaled white flowers atop delicate red stems with tiny leaves
Scientific classification edit
Missing taxonomy template (fix): Cascadia
Species:
Binomial name
Template:Taxonomy/CascadiaCascadia nuttallii
(Small) A.M.Johnson (1927)
Synonyms[1]
  • Saxifraga elegans Nutt. (1840), nom. illeg.
  • Saxifraga nuttallii Small (1896)
  • Saxifraga nuttallii var. macrophylla Engl. & Irmsch. (1916)
  • Saxifraga nuttallii var. typica Engl. & Irmsch. (1916)

Cascadia nuttallii is a species of flowering plant in the saxifrage family, Saxifragaceae. It is the sole species in genus Cascadia. It is an annual native to the western United States, ranging from southwestern Washington through Oregon to northwestern California.[1]

It is a trailing herbaceous annual with stems 5 to 25 cm long. It grows from a rhizome.[2]

It grows on wet shaded cliffs and ledges, generally above 700 meters elevation. In California it is limited to the Klamath Ranges, and its range extends northwards through the mountains of western Oregon to southwestern Washington.[2]

References

  1. โ†‘ 1.0 1.1 Cascadia nuttallii (Small) A.M.Johnson. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  2. โ†‘ 2.0 2.1 Michael S. Park & Patrick E. Elvander 2012. Cascadia nuttallii. Jepson eFlora. Retrieved 11 April 2024.

Wikidata ☰ Q19414149 entry