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Branch Lettuce

Micranthes micranthidifolia

Also called Lettuceleaf Saxifrage

Branch Lettuce
Photo: The original uploader was Halpaugh at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0
Family
Saxifragaceae (Saxifrag family)
Grows as
Perennial
Native range
E. U.S.A.
Climate
temperate

About

Micranthes micranthidifolia is a member of the Saxifrage family with the common names lettuceleaf saxifrage, branch lettuce, brook lettuce and bear's lettuce. It grows in wet areas and mountain streams.

It is a native plant of the Great Smoky Mountains and occurs in many other parts of the southeastern United States.

Other Micranthes plants

Sierra Saxifrage · Bud Saxifrage · California Saxifrage · Rusty Saxifrage · Hawkweed Leaved Saxifrage · Howell's Saxifrage · Wholeleaf Saxifrage · Micranthes mertensiana · Nelson's saxifrage · Peak Saxifrage · Alpine Saxifrage · Alberta Saxifrage

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Micranthes micranthidifolia by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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