Saxifragaceae 14 r 



less moist, shaded situations throughout the 

 Rockies; flowering in July. 



Leaves erect or ascending \-2\ 

 Micranthes 

 Lyallii inches long, fan-shaped varying 



(Engler) to suborbicular, typically wedge- 

 Small, shaped at the base, coarsely 

 LyalVs few-toothed above with the teeth 

 mainly directed forward, smooth 

 or nearly so, the petiole-like bases often 

 longer than the blades. Flowering stems 

 3-24 inches tall, smooth or nearly so, spar- 

 ingly branched above, commonly purple, 

 few-flowered; petals white with 2 yellow 

 blotches below the middle, broadly oblong 

 or suborbicular, often slightly notched at 

 the apex, twice as long as the sepals, often 

 tinged and streaked with red on the outside; 

 seed pods nearly J an inch high, purple or 

 purple-tinged, usually 3 or 4 together, with 

 pointed beaks. 



An alpine form frequent throughout the 

 region in damp, shady, or open places and 

 along the borders of mountain streams; 



