Leptarrhena pyrolifolia is a species of flowering plants belonging to the family Saxifragaceae. It is the sole species in genus Leptarrhena.[2]

Leptarrhena
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Saxifragales
Family: Saxifragaceae
Genus: Leptarrhena
R.Br. (1820)
Species:
L. pyrolifolia
Binomial name
Leptarrhena pyrolifolia
(D.Don) Ser. (1830)
Synonyms[1]
  • Saxifraga coriacea Fisch. ex Ser. (1830), not validly publ.
  • Saxifraga micrantha Fisch. ex Ser. (1830), not validly publ.
  • Saxifraga parviflora Fisch. ex Cham. (1831), not validly publ.
  • Saxifraga pyrolifolia D.Don (1822) (basionym)
  • Saxifraga secunda Willd. ex Cham. (1827), not validly publ.

It is a perennial or rhizomataceous geophyte native to northwestern North America, from subarctic Alaska and the Northwest Territories to the northwestern United States.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Leptarrhena pyrolifolia (D.Don) Ser. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Leptarrhena R.Br. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 13 April 2024.