Micranthes odontoloma

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Ordo: Saxifragales

Familia: Saxifragaceae
Genus: Micranthes
Sectio: M. sect. Rotundifoliatae
Species: Micranthes odontoloma
Name

Micranthes odontoloma (Piper) A.Heller, Muhlenbergia 7: 60. 1912.
Synonyms

Basionym
Saxifraga odontoloma Piper, Smithsonian Misc. Collect. 50: 200. 1907.

References

USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Micranthes odontoloma in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Micranthes odontoloma in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 1 Apr 2013. (Saxifraga odontoloma)
International Plant Names Index. 2019. Micranthes odontoloma. Published online. Accessed: Aug 31 2019.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Micranthes odontoloma in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Aug 31 {{{3}}}. Reference page.

Vernacular names
English: streambank saxifrage, brook saxifrage

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 and rhizome 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 up to half a meter tall bearing many flowers. Each flower has five teardrop-shaped white petals[1] 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.[1]
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References

Nyerges, Christopher (2017). Foraging Washington: Finding, Identifying, and Preparing Edible Wild Foods. Guilford, CT: Falcon Guides. ISBN 978-1-4930-2534-3. OCLC 965922681.