| Accepted name: |
Micranthes pensylvanica (L.) Haw. |
| Synonym(s): |
-S. purpuripetala A.M. Johnson
-S. pensylvanica ssp. interior G. W. Burns
-S. pensylvanica var. forbesii (Vasey) Engler & Irmscher
-Saxifraga forbesii Vasey
-Saxifraga pensylvanica L.
-Saxifraga forbesii Vasey
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| English names: |
Swamp Saxifrage
Pennsylvania Saxifrage
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| French names: |
Saxifrage de Pennsylvanie
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| Classification: |
Kingdom: Plantae
Divison: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Rosales
Family: Saxifragaceae
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| OPL Code: |
HMICPE
(to track OPL, Newmaster et al. 1998) |
| Lifeform: |
2 |
| Lifecycle: |
P |
| Source database: |
FOIBIS, June 2005-2012 |
| Floristic Affinities: |
- |
| Distribution: |
-
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| Ecosystem: |
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| Microhabitat: |
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| Ethnobotanical Notes: |
Compound infusion of roots and leaves taken as a blood purifier. Ingredient in ""Little Water Medicine"" ritual. Infusion of roots taken for weak kidneys or dropsy. (*8)(3) |
| Key Characters: |
- |
