California saxifrage

(Micranthes californica californica)

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Description

Micranthes californica is a perennial herb producing a small gray-green basal rosette of thick toothed oval leaves up to 10 centimeters long. The inflorescence arises on a peduncle up to 35 centimeters tall bearing clusters of flowers,sometimes all on one side.Each flower has five green to reddish sepals,five small white petals,and ten stamens at the center.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum:
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order:Saxifragales
Family:Saxifragaceae
Genus:Micranthes
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