Micranthes mertensiana (Bong.) Rosend. belongs to the Saxifragaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.

Davidson, C 12120

April 14, 2013

Location

United States, California, Humboldt

40.917833, -123.833278

Location Remarks

Highway 299, ca. 20 miles east of Highway 101 junction. 485 m elev.

Collectors

Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph

Notes

Redwood-Douglas fir forest. Moist, mossy roadside bank.

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Saxifragales

Family

Saxifragaceae

Genus

Micranthes

Specific Epithet

mertensiana

Authorship

(Bong.) Rosend.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIF WFO POWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Moderate

ED 18.2

Moderately distinct — it has closer living relatives than the most isolated species.

EDGE Research

Threat status

Predicted not threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

2.3

Global rank

#11,631 of 335,497

Top 4%

Extinction probability

13%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →

Synonyms (1)

Saxifraga mertensiana Bong.

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy