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.
Micranthes odontoloma | |
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Scientific 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 |
The leaves are edible, and can be cooked to reduce their toughness.[4]
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