Micranthes fragosa

Family: Saxifragaceae · Type: perennial · Native

Micranthes fragosa is a California native perennial found in the Klamath Ranges, Cascade Range, and North Coast Ranges on moist, rocky slopes and outcrops at elevations of 500 to 2,000 meters. Flowering from March to June, this plant produces small white to cream-colored flowers in open clusters with spreading branches. Growing 15 to 35 centimeters tall with a distinctive caudex that forms rhizomes and bulblets, it develops delicate spreading stems. Its leaves are triangular to ovate, 4 to 11 centimeters long with petioles 2 to 5 centimeters, featuring bases that taper and margins that are entire or minutely toothed. The plant produces two follicles as fruit, with flowers featuring tiny obovate petals 2 to 3 millimeters long.

Habitat: Moist, rocky slopes and outcrops

Bloom period: Mar-Jun

Elevation: 500-2000 m

Bioregions: KR, CaR, MP (exc Wrn).

California counties: Butte, Glenn, Lake, Mendocino, Siskiyou, Sonoma, Sutter, Trinity, Del Norte, Plumas

Data from The California Species Project — 14,000+ California species with verified data from CNPS, CDFW, USFWS, Jepson eFlora, Cal-IPC, and more.