| Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
| Genus species | Micranthes californica (Greene) Small sect. Micranthes |
| Bibliography | N. Amer. Fl. [N.L.Britton & al., eds.] 22: 140 (1905) |
| Native Range | Oregon to Baja California Norte |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland and thickets |
| Altitude | 0-1500m |
| Description | leaves petiolate, ovate, 2-7cm, carnose, at base attenuate, serrate, ciliate, hirsute, flowers numerous in lax thyrsus, sepals revolute, triangular, petals oblong, 2-5mm long |
| Size | 10-30cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | early spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
| Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C division after flowering; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Micranthes californica ssp. fallax (Greene) D.W.Taylor Micranthes fallax (Greene) Small Micranthes parvifolia (Greene) Small Saxifraga californica Greene Saxifraga californica f. napensis Engl. & Irnsch. Saxifraga californica var. nidifica Engl. & Irmsch. Saxifraga fallax Greene Saxifraga gracillima A.M.Johnson Saxifraga hallii A.M.Johnson Saxifraga parvifolia Greene Saxifraga piperi Engl. & Irmsch. Saxifraga virginensis var. californica (Greene) Jeps. |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (ORE Oregon) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California) 79 Mexico (MXN Mexico Northwest) |