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Peak Saxifrage - Micranthes nidifica
Other Names:  Saxifraga integrifolia var. columbiana, Saxifraga integrifolia var. leptopetala, Saxifraga nidifica

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Native Species

Global Rank: G5
State Rank: S4
C-value: 4


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General Description
Perennial from a simple rootstock, sometimes with bulblets among roots. Stems solitary, scapose, erect, 7–30 cm, glandular-hairy. Leaves all basal, glabrous, petiolate; the blade ovate, 2–6 cm long, entire to weakly dentate. Inflorescence glandular, paniculate, open or congested. Flowers: calyx cup-shaped with lobes 1–2 mm long, sometimes purple-tinged; hypanthium 1–2 mm long; petals obovate, white, 1–2 mm long; ovary inferior at anthesis but ca. 1/2 superior at maturity. Capsule 2–4 mm long (Lesica et al. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX).

Species Range
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Range Comments
BC, AB south to NV, ID and UT (Lesica et al. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX).

Observations in Montana Natural Heritage Program Database
Number of Observations: 5

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Habitat
Vernally moist soil of grasslands; valleys, montane (Lesica et al. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX).


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