The American Southwest
Home | Parks | Trails | Plants | Canyons
Maps | Landscapes | Site Map | Whats New? |
More...
Follow americansouthwest.net on Facebook
×
General Pages
Home
Parks
Trails
Plants
Slot Canyons
Maps
Landscapes
Itineraries
Site Map
What's New?
More pages...

States
Arizona
California
Colorado
Idaho
Nevada
New Mexico
Oregon
Texas
Utah
Wyoming



ARIZONA
CALIFORNIA
COLORADO
IDAHO
NEVADA
NEW MEXICO
OREGON
TEXAS
UTAH
WYOMING
Plants
AGAVE AND YUCCA | CACTI | WILDFLOWERS

Micranthes Rhomboidea, Diamond-Leaf Pseudosaxifrage


Plants > Wildflowers > Saxifragaceae > Micranthes Rhomboidea
Diamond-Leaf Pseudosaxifrage; White flowers of micranthes rhomboidea - San Juan Mountains, Colorado
White flowers of micranthes rhomboidea - San Juan Mountains, Colorado
Common names:
Diamond-leaf pseudosaxifrage, snowball saxifrage
Family:
Saxifrage (Saxifragaceae)
Scientific name:
Micranthes rhomboidea
Main flower color:
White
Range:
The Rocky Mountain states; west to Nevada
Height:
Up to 10 inches
Habitat:
Moist mountain meadows and slopes; 5,000 to 15,000 feet
Leaves:
Thick, ovate to triangular, up to 1.2 inches long, lined by small teeth
Season:
May to September
Pintrest
Micranthes rhomboidea is found over a wide range of elevations but is most common in the high mountains, in the tundra zone above the treeline. Leaves grow only at the base; they are thick and fleshy, with coarsely toothed edges. The upper surfaces of the leaves are smooth and hairless, while the lower surfaces have a sparse covering of brownish, cobweb-like hairs. Leaves are attached by flattened stalks about one inch long. Leaves taper gradually at the base, giving them an approximate diamond-shape.

The inflorescence is a compact, slightly elongated cluster containing between 10 and 40 flowers, at the upper end of a stout, reddish stem, densely covered with yellowish, glandular, head-shaped hairs. Flowers have five ascending, green sepals below and between five white, clawed, oblong petals. Petals are a little longer than the sepals. The five stamens have green filaments and yellow anthers.




Basal leaves
Basal leaves
Diamond-Leaf Pseudosaxifrage
Compact inflorescence
Spherical flower cluster
Spherical flower cluster
Three stems
Three stems
Pale green flowers
Pale green flowers
Greenish-white flowers
Greenish-white flowers
Toothed, basal leaves
Toothed, basal leaves
White petals and green sepals
White petals and green sepals
Dense flower cluster
Dense flower cluster
Two flower clusters
Two flower clusters
Compact flower cluster
Compact flower cluster
Hairy red flower stalk
Hairy red flower stalk
Compact flower cluster
Compact flower cluster
Back to Top
Arizona | California | Colorado | Idaho | Nevada | New Mexico | Oregon | Texas | Utah | Wyoming | Slot Canyons | Travelogue | SOUTHWEST

All Contents © Copyright The American Southwest | Comments and Questions | Contribute | Site Map