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Pennsylvania Saxifrage

Micranthes pensylvanica

Also called Marsh Saxifrage, Eastern Swamp Saxifrage, Swamp Saxifrage, Branch Lettuce, Forbe's Saxifrage, Swamp Small Flowered Saxifrage

Pennsylvania Saxifrage
Photo: (c) Brian Finzel, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), CC BY-SA 4.0
Family
Saxifragaceae (Saxifrag family)
Grows as
Bulb
Water
Likes moisture
Native range
C. & E. Canada to NC. & E. U.S.A.
Climate
temperate

About

Micranthes pensylvanica, the swamp saxifrage, is a species of flowering plant in the family Saxifragaceae. It is native to swampy areas in eastern North America, and it is found in Minnesota, Iowa, and Missouri eastward to the East Coast.

Where it grows

Micranthes pensylvanica is not considered endangered, though it is rare in several of its native states, such as Indiana.

Other Micranthes plants

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

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Micranthes pensylvanica 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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