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* Latin Name: ''Micranthes'' ''integrifolia''
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* Scientific Name: ''Micranthes'' ''integrifolia''
 
* Family: Saxifragaceae
 
* Family: Saxifragaceae
 
* Common Names: Columbian saxifrage, swamp saxifrage, whole-leaf saxifrage
 
* Common Names: Columbian saxifrage, swamp saxifrage, whole-leaf saxifrage
 
* Synonyms/Misapplications: ''Saxifraga'' ''integrifolia, Saxifraga'' ''laevicarpa''
 
* Synonyms/Misapplications: ''Saxifraga'' ''integrifolia, Saxifraga'' ''laevicarpa''
 
* Codon: MICINT  
 
* Codon: MICINT  
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[[File:M integrifolia Rod Gilbert.jpg |thumb|Photo by Rod Gilbert, also featured on Main Page]]
  
==Taxonomy==
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===Taxonomy===
 
{{Taxobox
 
{{Taxobox
| image =M integrifolia Rod Gilbert.jpg
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| image =  
 
| image_caption =Photo by Rod Gilbert, also featured on Main Page  
 
| image_caption =Photo by Rod Gilbert, also featured on Main Page  
| name = ''Micranthes integrifolia''
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| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
 
| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
 
| subregnum = Viridiplantae
 
| subregnum = Viridiplantae
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<ref>Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved from https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=895012</ref>
 
<ref>Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved from https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=895012</ref>
  
==Description==
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===Description===
  
 
A somewhat hairy perennial, the leafless flowering stems usually growing singly from a rhizome, reaching 10-30 cm in height.
 
A somewhat hairy perennial, the leafless flowering stems usually growing singly from a rhizome, reaching 10-30 cm in height.
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Ovaries are green and can turn red as fruit attached.<ref name=":0" />
 
Ovaries are green and can turn red as fruit attached.<ref name=":0" />
  
==Bloom Period==
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===Bloom Period===
 
Late March - July<ref name="Burke">http://biology.burke.washington.edu/herbarium/imagecollection.php?Genus=Saxifraga&Species=integrifolia Burke Museum University of Washington </ref>
 
Late March - July<ref name="Burke">http://biology.burke.washington.edu/herbarium/imagecollection.php?Genus=Saxifraga&Species=integrifolia Burke Museum University of Washington </ref>
  
==Distribution==
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===Distribution===
 
West side of the Cascades, British Columbia to Lincoln County, Oregon, and in the Columbia River Gorge<ref name="Burke">http://biology.burke.washington.edu/herbarium/imagecollection.php?Genus=Saxifraga&Species=integrifolia Burke Museum University of Washington </ref>
 
West side of the Cascades, British Columbia to Lincoln County, Oregon, and in the Columbia River Gorge<ref name="Burke">http://biology.burke.washington.edu/herbarium/imagecollection.php?Genus=Saxifraga&Species=integrifolia Burke Museum University of Washington </ref>
  
==Habitat==
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===Habitat===
 
Prairies, grassy slopes and vernally moist areas, sea level to subalpine<ref name="Burke">http://biology.burke.washington.edu/herbarium/imagecollection.php?Genus=Saxifraga&Species=integrifolia Burke Museum University of Washington </ref>
 
Prairies, grassy slopes and vernally moist areas, sea level to subalpine<ref name="Burke">http://biology.burke.washington.edu/herbarium/imagecollection.php?Genus=Saxifraga&Species=integrifolia Burke Museum University of Washington </ref>
  
 
Swamp saxifrage prefers moister areas in prairies, such as near a stream or at the base of a tree.<ref name=":0" />
 
Swamp saxifrage prefers moister areas in prairies, such as near a stream or at the base of a tree.<ref name=":0" />
  
==Uses==
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===Uses===
 
Used ornamentally in rock gardens
 
Used ornamentally in rock gardens
  
==Propagation==
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===Propagation===
 
Can be propagated by seed, division or cuttings.<br>
 
Can be propagated by seed, division or cuttings.<br>
 
Seed should be planted in winter and barely covered. Germination takes place in 1 to 3 months at 16-21°C<br>
 
Seed should be planted in winter and barely covered. Germination takes place in 1 to 3 months at 16-21°C<br>
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==Photo Gallery==
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===Photo Gallery===
 
<gallery>
 
<gallery>
 
File:Flower head Ben Legler.jpg|photo by Ben Legler
 
File:Flower head Ben Legler.jpg|photo by Ben Legler
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</gallery>
 
</gallery>
  
==References==
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===References===
 
<gallery>
 
<gallery>
 
[[File:MIIN.jpg |200px|Ben Legler]]
 
[[File:MIIN.jpg |200px|Ben Legler]]
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[[category:Forbs]]
 
[[category:Forbs]]
 
[[category:Prairie Plants]]
 
[[category:Prairie Plants]]
 
 
 
===References & Notes===
 
 
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Latest revision as of 22:04, 20 March 2021

  • Scientific Name: Micranthes integrifolia
  • Family: Saxifragaceae
  • Common Names: Columbian saxifrage, swamp saxifrage, whole-leaf saxifrage
  • Synonyms/Misapplications: Saxifraga integrifolia, Saxifraga laevicarpa
  • Codon: MICINT

Photo by Rod Gilbert, also featured on Main Page

Taxonomy

Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Subkingdom: Viridiplantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Subphylum: Spermatophytina
Class: Magnoliopsida
Subclass: Saxifraganae
Order: Saxifragales
Family: Saxifragaceae
Genus: Micranthes Haw.
Species: Micranthes integrifolia (Hook.) Small

[1]

Description

A somewhat hairy perennial, the leafless flowering stems usually growing singly from a rhizome, reaching 10-30 cm in height.

Leaves for a basal rosette, and have smooth margins, a visible center vein, and are rounded.[2]

The inflorescence is a short, compact panicle, subtended by a leafy, rusty-woolly bracts. The calyx is broadly conic, the 5 lobes oblong-lanceolate, 1-2 mm. long and reflexed. Individual flowers have 5 white, obovate petals, 1.5-3 mm. long, at least half as broad as long. Stamens number 10 and are short, awl-shaped.[3]

Ovaries are green and can turn red as fruit attached.[2]

Bloom Period

Late March - July[3]

Distribution

West side of the Cascades, British Columbia to Lincoln County, Oregon, and in the Columbia River Gorge[3]

Habitat

Prairies, grassy slopes and vernally moist areas, sea level to subalpine[3]

Swamp saxifrage prefers moister areas in prairies, such as near a stream or at the base of a tree.[2]

Uses

Used ornamentally in rock gardens

Propagation

Can be propagated by seed, division or cuttings.
Seed should be planted in winter and barely covered. Germination takes place in 1 to 3 months at 16-21°C
Division should be done after flowering.
Cuttings in should be taken in late summer.[4]

Seed

Average Measurement: 0.8 x 0.4 x 0.3

Measurement Range: L: 0.6 – 0.8, W: 0.2 – 0.5, D: 0.2 – 0.4

Features

Shape: Seed narrowed at hilum and opposite apex, forming points. Middle between hilum and opposite apex rounded. Hilum is puckered.

Color: Seeds golden brown, and slightly darker at hilum.

Surface: Seeds bumpy and longitudinally ridged. Seeds are slightly lustrous.

Latitudinal Cross Section: elliptical MIIN lat.png

Latitudinal Cross Section: elliptical MIIN long.png


Photo Gallery

References

  1. Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved from https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=895012
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Bowcutt, F., & Hamman, Sarah. (2016). Vascular plants of the South Sound prairies (First ed.). Olympia, Washington: The Evergreen State College Press.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 http://biology.burke.washington.edu/herbarium/imagecollection.php?Genus=Saxifraga&Species=integrifolia Burke Museum University of Washington
  4. http://www.kadel.cz/flora/e/kvCard.asp-Id=5519.htm Rock Garden Plant Database