alpine saxifrage
Micranthes nivalis (L.) Small
Micranthes nivalis (L.) Small is a species in the Saxifragaceae family, commonly known as alpine saxifrage. It is distributed across regions including Greenland, Labrador, Alberta, British Columbia, and parts of Russia and Europe. First published in 1905, this plant is also referred to as snow saxifrage in some contexts.
Description
Micranthes nivalis is a member of the Saxifragaceae family and is known by the common name alpine saxifrage. It occurs in a wide range of locations such as Greenland, Labrador, Alberta, British Columbia, and parts of Russia, including Altay, Amur, and East European Russia. The species was first described in 1905 and is also sometimes called snow saxifrage, though this name can be ambiguous.
Other common names
alpine saxifragesnow saxifrage
Distribution
Greenland · Labrador · Alberta · British Columbia · Northwest Territories · Nunavut · Quebec · Yukon · SE · IS · NO · DK · Alaska · Aleutian Is. · Altay · Amur · Buryatiya · Chita · East European Russia · Finland · Føroyar · Great Britain · Iceland · Ireland · Irkutsk · Kamchatka · Khabarovsk · Krasnoyarsk · Magadan · North European Russi
Synonyms
Micranthes kumlieniiRobertsonia nivalisSaxifraga nivalisSaxifraga nigricansSaxifraga obtusaSaxifraga longiscapaSaxifraga primulifoliaDermasea nivalisSaxifraga nivalis f. longipetiolataSaxifraga kumlieniiSaxifraga nivalis f. labradoricaSaxifraga nivalis var. genuinaSaxifraga nivalis var. labradoricaSaxifraga nivalis var. novokschonoviiSaxifraga nivalis var. elatior
