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Tolmie's Alpine Saxifrage  Geotagged,Micranthes tolmiei,Summer,United States Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Tolmie's Alpine Saxifrage

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''Micranthes tolmiei'' is a species of flowering plant known by the common name Tolmie's saxifrage, or Tolmie's alpine saxifrage. It is native to western North America from Alaska to Montana to California, where it grows in rocky mountain habitat types, especially in alpine climates, such as talus and fellfields. It is a small perennial herb growing in mats of creeping stems lined with thick, fleshy leaves each up to 1.5 centimeters long. The inflorescence arises on a stout, erect peduncle with.. more

Similar species: Saxifragales
Species identified by morpheme
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Uploaded Jun 23, 2015. Captured Jun 21, 2015 16:11 in Mount Rainier National Park, Spray Park Trail, Ashford, WA 98304, USA.
  • X-E1
  • f/1.0
  • 1/500s
  • ISO200
  • 50mm