Micranthes odontoloma
stream saxifrage
Saxifragaceae (Saxifrage family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
stream saxifrage
Saxifragaceae (Saxifrage family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
Species Information
General:
Perennial herb from well-developed rhizomes, often matted; flowering stems 20-60 cm tall, smooth below, glandular-hairy above, with red or purplish glands.
Leaves:
Basal leaves round with kidney-shaped base, 2-8 cm wide, about 3/4 as long, 15- to 29-toothed, the teeth coarse, sharp, up to 7 mm long, fringed; stalks several times longer than blades, with stipular bases; stem leaves lacking.
Flowers:
Inflorescence open, spreading; petals white, 2-spotted, round to elliptic, 3-4 mm long, abruptly narrowed at base, deciduous; calyces lobed almost to base, free hypanthium absent, the lobes oblong-lanceolate to oblong-egg-shaped, 1.5-2 mm long, bent back, often pinkish or purplish; stamens 10.
Fruits:
Capsules, 6-10 mm long, usually purplish; seeds brown, about 1 mm long, with several lengthwise rows of thick, scale-like pimples.
Notes:
Hybridizes extensively with S. lyallii in S BC. vol5_3
Illustration
If more than one illustration is available for a species (e.g., separate illustrations were provided for two subspecies) then links to the separate images will be provided below. Note that individual subspecies or varietal illustrations are not always available.
Illustration Source: The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia
Ecology
Ecological Framework for Micranthes odontoloma
The table below shows the species-specific information calculated from
original data (BEC database) provided by the BC Ministry of Forests and Range.
(Updated August, 2013)
The table below shows the species-specific information calculated from
original data (BEC database) provided by the BC Ministry of Forests and Range.
(Updated August, 2013)
| Site Information |
Value / Class |
||
|
Avg |
Min |
Max |
|
| Elevation
(metres) |
1649 | 905 | 2120 |
| Slope
Gradient (%) |
49 | 0 | 420 |
|
Aspect (degrees) |
259 | 0 | 315 |
| Soil
Moisture Regime (SMR) [0 - very xeric; 4 - mesic; 8 - hydric] |
5 | 3 | 8 |
| Modal
Nutrient Regime
Class |
D | ||
| #
of field plots species was recorded in: |
15 | ||
| Modal
BEC Zone Class |
AT | ||
|
All BEC Zones (# of stations/zone) species was recorded in |
AT(3), CMA(3), ESSF(3), MH(2), MS(1) | ||
|
Source:
Klinkenberg 2013
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Habitat and Range
Wet streambanks and moist shady places in the montane and subalpine zones; frequent in SW BC, rare northward; E to AB and S to NM, AZ and CA.Status Information
Synonyms
Synonyms and Alternate Names:
Saxifraga odontoloma Piper