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Micranthes odontoloma

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Species of flowering plant

Micranthes odontoloma
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Saxifragales
Family: Saxifragaceae
Genus: Micranthes
Species: M. odontoloma
Binomial name
Micranthes odontoloma
(Piper) A. Heller
Synonyms

Saxifraga odontoloma

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. 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 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.

References

  1. "Micranthes odontoloma Calflora". www.calflora.org. Retrieved 2023-10-28.
  2. ^ "Micranthes odontoloma - Burke Herbarium Image Collection". burkeherbarium.org. Retrieved 2023-10-28.
  3. "Micranthes odontoloma". ucjeps.berkeley.edu. Retrieved 2023-10-28.
  4. ^ Nyerges, Christopher (2017). Foraging Washington: Finding, Identifying, and Preparing Edible Wild Foods. Guilford, CT: Falcon Guides. ISBN 978-1-4930-2534-3. OCLC 965922681.

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Taxon identifiers
Micranthes odontoloma
Saxifraga odontoloma


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