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Western Saxifrage - Micranthes occidentalis
Other Names:  Saxifraga occidentalis

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Native Species

Global Rank: G5
State Rank: S4S5
C-value: 6


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General Description
Perennial from a simple rootstock, often with bulblets among roots. Stems usually solitary, scapose, erect, 3–30 cm, glandular-hairy. Leaves all basal, petiolate; the blade broadly elliptic to ovate, 1–6 cm long, dentate. Inflorescence glandular, paniculate (sometimes congested); the flowers clustered at the branch tips. Flowers: calyx cup-shaped with lobes 1–2 mm long; hypanthium 0.5 mm or less long; petals obovate, white, 2–3 mm long; ovary at least 3/4 superior. Capsule 3–5 mm long (Lesica et al. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX).

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

Observations in Montana Natural Heritage Program Database
Number of Observations: 63

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Habitat
Rock outcrops, vernally moist, usually stony soil of grasslands, meadows, turf; valleys to alpine (Lesica et al. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX).

References
  • Literature Cited AboveLegend:   View Online Publication
    • Lesica, P., M.T. Lavin, and P.F. Stickney. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. Fort Worth, TX: BRIT Press. viii + 771 p.
  • Additional ReferencesLegend:   View Online Publication
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    • Aho, Ken Andrew. 2006. Alpine and Cliff Ecosystems in the North-Central Rocky Mountains. Ph.D. Dissertation. Bozeman, Montana: Montana State University. 343 p.
    • Fultz, J.E. 2005. Effects of shelterwood management on flower-visiting insects and their floral resources. M.Sc. Thesis. Bozeman, MT: Montana State University. 163 p.
    • Lesica, P., M.T. Lavin, and P.F. Stickney. 2022. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants, Second Edition. Fort Worth, TX: BRIT Press. viii + 779 p.
    • Williams, K.L. 2012. Classification of the grasslands, shrublands, woodlands, forests and alpine vegetation associations of the Custer National Forest portion of the Beartooth Mountains in southcentral Montana. M.Sc. Thesis. Bozeman, MT: Montana State University. 376 p.
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