[Saxifrages: The Genera Micranthes and Saxifraga in Mt. Adams Country]

Brook Saxifrage, Stream Saxifrage, Streambank Saxifrage

Micranthes odontoloma

Synonyms: Saxifraga arguta, Saxifraga odontoloma, Saxifraga punctata ssp. arguta, Saxifraga punctata var. arguta

Flower of Brook Saxifrage, Stream Saxifrage, Streambank Saxifrage: Micranthes odontoloma (Synonyms: Saxifraga arguta, Saxifraga odontoloma, Saxifraga punctata ssp. arguta, Saxifraga punctata var. arguta)

The photo above shows a close-up side-view of a flower of brook saxifrage as seen in meadows along the Killen Creek Trail #113 about one-half mile below the Pacific Crest Trail #2000 on the northern side of Mt. Adams...............August 7, 2005. Note the gland-tipped hairs on the pedicel and sepals.

Flower of Brook Saxifrage, Stream Saxifrage, Streambank Saxifrage: Micranthes odontoloma (Synonyms: Saxifraga arguta, Saxifraga odontoloma, Saxifraga punctata ssp. arguta, Saxifraga punctata var. arguta)

The photo above shows a close-up view of a flower of brook saxifrage as seen in meadows along the Killen Creek Trail #113 about one-half mile below the Pacific Crest Trail #2000 on the northern side of Mt. Adams..........August 7, 2005. Note the ovate to rounded petals which narrow abruptly to the claw and the 2 yellow spots at the base of the petal blade. Also note the 10 wide, petal-like stamens.

Basal leaf of Brook Saxifrage, Stream Saxifrage, Streambank Saxifrage: Micranthes odontoloma (Synonyms: Saxifraga arguta, Saxifraga odontoloma, Saxifraga punctata ssp. arguta, Saxifraga punctata var. arguta)

The photo above shows a close-up of basal leaf of brook saxifrage as seen in small streams running into Hellroaring Creek in Tract D of the Yakama Nation at the southeastern corner of Mt. Adams.........July 1, 2005. The leaf blades of this species have margins that are once-toothed.

Brook Saxifrage, Stream Saxifrage, Streambank Saxifrage: Micranthes odontoloma (Synonyms: Saxifraga arguta, Saxifraga odontoloma, Saxifraga punctata ssp. arguta, Saxifraga punctata var. arguta)

Brook saxifrage in bloom along upper West Fork Morrison Creek where the Shorthorn Trail #16 crosses it, Mt. Adams Wilderness.....July 7, 2021.

Paul Slichter