About Micranthes bryophora (A.Gray) Brouillet & Gornall
Micranthes bryophora is a species of flowering plant with the common name bud saxifrage. It is native to the western United States, and its two varieties are geographically separated. The more common variety, var. bryophora, is endemic to the mountains of California. The rare variety, var. tobiasiae, is known only from the Payette National Forest of western Idaho. This plant is a perennial herb that grows a basal rosette of fleshy, hairy, lance-shaped leaves, which can reach up to 4 centimeters long. The inflorescence grows from a peduncle that can be up to 25 centimeters tall, bearing widely spaced flowers that each sit at the tip of a pedicel. The inflorescence also contains reproductive bulblets. Each flower has five spade-shaped petals that are white, with two golden spots near the base. Ten stamens with red-tipped anthers sit at the center of the flower.
