california saxifrage

Micranthes californica

Member of early saxifrages (genus Micranthes)
early saxifrage tribe (tribe Micrantheae)
saxifrage family (family Saxifragaceae)
dicots (class Magnoliopsida)
white in flowering plants

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• leaf blade shallowly toothed
• inflorescence ± open, often 1-sided
• flowers not clustered to loosely clustered
• anthers purple to red (rarely orange)
• petal length ± 2 × sepals

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Chris’s observations: 9 (all are research grade)

Locations:

• Henry Coe SP: 3
• Edgewood County Park & Natural Preserve: 2
• Almaden Quicksilver CP
• Rancho Cañada del Oro OSP
• Russian Ridge OSP
• Stevens Creek CP

Months:

• Mar.: 6
• Apr.: 3

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Taxon info: iNaturalist – Calflora – CalPhotos – Jepson eFlora – FNA

Bay Area species: iNaturalist – Calflora