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Rusty saxifrage  Geotagged,Micranthes ferruginea,Spring,United States Click/tap to enlarge

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  1. Beautiful, delicate, elegant. Posted 9 years ago
    1. This genus and family are some of my favorite flowers to find. Tiny and so complex. So often they have intricately cut and decorated petals. They look, to me, like flowers as composed by modern designers. Posted 9 years ago
      1. Well said, looking at it that way, they do have a lot in common with each other:
        https://www.jungledragon.com/wildlife/browse/plantae/angiosperms/eudicots/saxifragales/saxifragaceae
        Posted 9 years ago

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"Micranthes ferruginea" is a species of saxifrage known by the common names russethair saxifrage and rusty saxifrage. It is native to western North America from Alaska and northwestern Canada to northern California to Wyoming, where it can be found in moist, rocky habitat in mountainous areas.

Similar species: Saxifragales
Species identified by morpheme
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Uploaded Jun 6, 2016. Captured Jun 5, 2016 10:14 in Bessemer Rd, North Bend, WA 98045, USA.
  • X-E1
  • f/1.0
  • 1/125s
  • ISO800
  • 50mm