Saxifragaceae

Wood saxifrage

Micranthes mertensiana Rosend.

Family: Saxifragaceae
Genus: Micranthes

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Wood saxifrage: Wood Saxifrage, Woodland Saxifrage, Merten's Saxifrage Viewpoint location: Rainie Falls Trail Rogue Wild and Scenic River Viewpoint elevation: 210 meter (688 ft — Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English: Wood saxifrage, Merten's saxifrage

Synonyms

Heterisia eastwoodiae Small
Heterisia mertensiana Small
Saxifraga eastwoodiae (Small) Fedde
Saxifraga heterantha Hook.
Saxifraga mertensiana Bong.
Saxifraga mertensiana f. eastwoodiae (Small) B.Boivin
Saxifraga mertensiana var. bulbillifera Engl. & Irmsch.
Saxifraga mertensiana var. eastwoodiae (Small) Engl. & Irmsch.
Saxifraga mertensiana var. glandipilosa H.St.John & Hardin
Steiranisia heterantha Raf.

Photos

Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: brewbooks from near Seattle, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.