Biology:Micranthes odontoloma
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Short description: Species of flowering plant
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Saxifragales |
| Family: | Saxifragaceae |
| Genus: | Micranthes |
| Species: | M. odontoloma
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| Binomial name | |
| Micranthes odontoloma (Piper) A. Heller
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Saxifraga odontoloma | |
Micranthes odontoloma is a species of flowering plant known by the common name brook saxifrage.[1] It is native to much of western North America, where it can be found in many types of moist and rocky habitat types.[2] It is a perennial herb.[2] It produces a clump of leaves with rounded, toothed, or scalloped blades on long, thin petioles.[3] The branching inflorescence arises on a slender, erect peduncle up to half a meter tall bearing many flowers. Each flower has five teardrop-shaped white petals[4] with threadlike bases, and stamens with flat, narrow filaments that sometimes resemble additional petals.
The leaves are edible, and can be cooked to reduce their toughness.[4]
References
- ↑ "Micranthes odontoloma Calflora". https://www.calflora.org/app/taxon?crn=11847.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Micranthes odontoloma - Burke Herbarium Image Collection". https://burkeherbarium.org/imagecollection/taxon.php?Taxon=Micranthes%20odontoloma.
- ↑ "Micranthes odontoloma". https://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/eflora/eflora_display.php?tid=33445.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Nyerges, Christopher (2017). Foraging Washington: Finding, Identifying, and Preparing Edible Wild Foods. Guilford, CT: Falcon Guides. ISBN 978-1-4930-2534-3. OCLC 965922681. https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/965922681.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Saxifraga odontoloma. |
Wikidata ☰ Q7428799 entry
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