| Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
| Genus species | Micranthes nidifica (Greene) Small sect. Micranthes |
| Bibliography | N. Amer. Fl. [N.L.Britton & al., eds.] 22: 134 (1905) |
| Native Range | British Columbia to w. USA |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 100-2600m |
| Description | leaves 3-10cm, petiolate, ovate to triangular, entire or denticulate, flowers in capitate cluster, sepals patent, triangular to ovate, petals 1-2mm, orbiculate |
| Size | 10-50cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | spring, early summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C division after flowering; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Micranthes columbiana (Piper) Small Micranthes montana Small Micranthes plantaginea (Small) Small Saxifraga bracteosa var. leptopetala Suksd. Saxifraga bracteosa var. micropetala Suksd. Saxifraga columbiana Piper Saxifraga columbiana var. typica Engl. & Irmsch. Saxifraga integrifolia var. columbiana (Piper) C.L.Hitchc. Saxifraga integrifolia var. leptopetala (Suksd.) Emgl. & Irmsch. Saxifraga integrifolia var. micropetala (Suksd.) Engl. & Irmsch. Saxifraga montana (Small) Fedde Saxifraga nidifica Greene Saxifraga plantaginea Small |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 71 Western Canada (BRC British Columbia) 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (IDA Idaho, MNT Montana, ORE Oregon, WAS Washington, WYO Wyoming) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California, NEV Nevada, UTA Utah) |