A Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Washington State
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Saxifragaceae » Micranthes idahoensis
Micranthes idahoensis (Piper) Brouillet & Gornall[FNA8, HC2]
Idaho saxifrage
Publication: J. Bot. Res. Inst. Texas. 1: 1020. 2007.
Origin: Native
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Notes: FNA8: "Micranthes idahoensis appears to hybridize with M. occidentalis where their ranges overlap. Intermediates are abundant in some populations along the Idaho-Montana border and in Montana. This phenomenon may explain the range of filament shapes found in M. occidentalis, from flattened to sightly club-shaped. The issue of the status of M. idahoensis with respect to M. marshallii (D. L. Krause and K. I. Beamish 1972) is best deferred until a thorough study of the whole complex over its entire range is done."
Last updated 4/22/2024 by David Giblin.
Synonyms & Misapplied Names:
Saxifraga idahoensis Piper
Saxifraga marshallii Greene ssp. idahoensis (Piper) D.L. Krause & Beamish
Saxifraga marshallii Greene var. idahoensis (Piper) Engl. & Irmscher
Saxifraga occidentalis S. Watson var. idahoensis (Piper) C.L. Hitchc.[HC]
