Lettuce-leaved Saxifrage
Micranthes micranthidifolia (Haworth) Small
Lettuce-leaved Saxifrage: https://marylandbiodiversity.org/species/2153
Synonyms
Lettuce Saxifrage  Saxifraga micranthidifolia 

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Micranthes micranthidifolia
Secure
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Saxifragales
Family: Saxifragaceae
Genus: Micranthes
Species:
M. micranthidifolia
Binomial name
Micranthes micranthidifolia
(Haw.) Small
Synonyms

Saxifraga micranthidifolia (Haw.) Steud.

Micranthes micranthidifolia is a member of the Saxifrage family with the common names lettuceleaf saxifrage,[1] branch lettuce, brook lettuce and bear's lettuce. It grows in wet areas and mountain streams.

It is a native plant of the Great Smoky Mountains and occurs in many other parts of the southeastern United States.

References

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  1. ^ NRCS. "Saxifraga micranthidifolia". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 6 November 2015.
  • Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, Duhl, Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians, Lone Pine Publishing, (2005) p 143, ISBN 978-1-55105-428-5