Micranthes micranthidifolia

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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Saxifragales
Family: Saxifragaceae
Genus: Micranthes
Species:
M. micranthidifolia
Binomial name
Micranthes micranthidifolia
(Haw.) Small
Synonyms

Saxifraga micranthidifolia (Haw.) Steud.

Micranthes micranthidifolia is a member of the Saxifrage family with the common names lettuceleaf saxifrage,[1] branch lettuce and brook lettuce. It grows in wet areas and mountain streams.

It is a native plant of the Great Smoky Mountains and occurs in many other parts of the southeastern United States.

References

  1. USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Saxifraga micranthidifolia". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
  • Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, Duhl, Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians, Lone Pine Publishing, (2005) p 143, ISBN 978-1-55105-428-5
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