Saxifragaceae

Micranthes nivalis (L.) Small

Family: Saxifragaceae
Genus: Micranthes

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Micranthes nivalis: Micranthes nivalis photographed near Upernavik, Greenland. — Photo: Kim Hansen, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (5)

Chinese: 雪花虎耳草
Czech: Lomikámen sněžný
Finnish: Pahtarikko
Greek: Μίκρανθος ο χιονώδης
Norwegian Bokmål: Snøsildre

Synonyms

Dermasea nivalis Haw.
Micranthes kumlienii Small
Robertsonia nivalis Link
Saxifraga kumlienii (Small) Fedde
Saxifraga longiscapa D.Don
Saxifraga nigricans Willd. ex Sternb.
Saxifraga nivalis L.
Saxifraga nivalis f. labradorica (Fernald) Polunin
Saxifraga nivalis f. longipetiolata Engl. & Irmsch.
Saxifraga nivalis var. elatior Hartm.
Saxifraga nivalis var. genuina Abrom.
Saxifraga nivalis var. labradorica Fernald
Saxifraga nivalis var. novokschonovii Popov
Saxifraga obtusa Nasarow
Saxifraga primulifolia Willd. ex Sternb.

Photos

Photo: Kim Hansen, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Kim Hansen, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Hedwig Storch, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Hedwig Storch, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Bjoertvedt, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Bjoertvedt, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Bjoertvedt, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Bjoertvedt, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Bjoertvedt, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Ragnhild&Neil Crawford from Sweden, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Len Worthington, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Iangpark, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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.