Micranthes odontoloma is a species of flowering plant known by the common name brook saxifrage.[1] It is native to much of western North America, where it can be found in many types of moist and rocky habitat types.[2] It is a perennial herb.[2] It produces a clump of leaves with rounded, toothed, or scalloped blades on long, thin petioles.[3] The branching inflorescence arises on a slender, erect peduncle up to half a meter tall bearing many flowers. Each flower has five teardrop-shaped white petals[4] with threadlike bases, and stamens with flat, narrow filaments that sometimes resemble additional petals.

Micranthes odontoloma
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Saxifragales
Family: Saxifragaceae
Genus: Micranthes
Species:
M. odontoloma
Binomial name
Micranthes odontoloma
(Piper) A. Heller
Synonyms

Saxifraga odontoloma

The leaves are edible, and can be cooked to reduce their toughness.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Micranthes odontoloma Calflora". www.calflora.org. Retrieved 2023-10-28.
  2. ^ a b "Micranthes odontoloma - Burke Herbarium Image Collection". burkeherbarium.org. Retrieved 2023-10-28.
  3. ^ "Micranthes odontoloma". ucjeps.berkeley.edu. Retrieved 2023-10-28.
  4. ^ a b Nyerges, Christopher (2017). Foraging Washington: Finding, Identifying, and Preparing Edible Wild Foods. Guilford, CT: Falcon Guides. ISBN 978-1-4930-2534-3. OCLC 965922681.
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