Biology:Micranthes howellii
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Short description: Species of flowering plant
Micranthes howellii | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Saxifragales |
Family: | Saxifragaceae |
Genus: | Micranthes |
Species: | M. howellii
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Binomial name | |
Micranthes howellii (Greene) Small
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Micranthes howellii (formerly Saxifraga howellii) is a species of saxifrage[1] known by the common name Howell's saxifrage.[2] It is endemic to the Klamath Mountains of southern Oregon and northern California , where it grows in moist, rocky habitat. It is a perennial herb growing from a caudex, usually with a rhizome system. It produces a basal rosette of leaves with rounded or oval blades edged with dull or sharp teeth or scalloping. Each leaf is up to 6 centimeters long, thick and fleshy, and borne on a short petiole. The inflorescence arises on an erect peduncle up to 20 centimeters tall. An array of branches bear several flowers with small white petals.
References
- ↑ Malcolm McGregor. Saxifrages: A Definitive Guide to the 2000 Species, Hybrids & Cultivars. Timber Press, 2008. p. 319. ISBN:9780881928808
- ↑ Umberto Quattrocchi. CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names: Common Names, Scientific Names, Eponyms. Synonyms, and Etymology. CRC Press, 1999. p.2395-2396. ISBN:9780849326738
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q15605720 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micranthes howellii.
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