Micranthes nelsoniana
Cordate Leaved Saxifrage, Dotted Rockfoil
Other regional names: Dotted Saxifrage +3 more
- Dotted Saxifrage
- Heart Leaved Saxifrage
- Heartleaf Saxifrage
- Nelson's Saxifrage
Also known as: Saxifraga denudata Nutt. ex Torr. & A.Gray +3 more
- Saxifraga denudata Nutt. ex Torr. & A.Gray
- Saxifraga geum Pall.
- Saxifraga nelsoniana subsp. carlottii (Calder & Savile) Hultén
- Saxifraga punctata var. nelsoniana (D.Don) Macoun
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Saxifragaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte.
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Micranthes nelsoniana (commonly known as Cordate-Leaved Saxifrage or Dotted rockfoil) is a rhizomatous plant belonging to the Saxifragaceae family. Originating in Temperate Asia, Europe, and North America, this species is primarily associated with subalpine or subarctic conditions. There are naturally occurring subspecies and varieties of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Cold
Plant Type
Bulb
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, EUROPE, NORTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
China, Eastern Asia, Eastern Europe, Mongolia, Northwestern U.S.A., Russian Far East, Siberia, Subarctic America, Western Canada
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alaska, Alberta, Aleutian Is., Altay, British Columbia, Buryatiya, Chita, East European Russia, Inner Mongolia, Irkutsk, Japan, Kamchatka, Khabarovsk, Korea, Krasnoyarsk, Kuril Is., Magadan, Manchuria, Mongolia, North European Russia, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Oregon, Primorye, Sakhalin, Tuva, Washington, West Siberia, Yakutskiya, Yukon
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms