| Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
| Genus species | Micranthes occidentalis (S.Watson) Small sect. Dermasea |
| Bibliography | N. Amer. Fl. [N.L.Britton & al., eds.] 22: 144 (1905) |
| Native Range | Alaska to w. USA, South Dakota |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 500-4000m |
| Description | leaves ovate to oblong, dentate or crenate, at base cuneate, abaxially minutely pubescent, scapes purple, densely glandular pubescent, flowers in narrow panicle, petals ovate |
| Size | 5-35cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C division after flowering; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Micranthes allenii Small Micranthes lata Small Micranthes saximontana (E.Nelson) Small Saxifraga allenii (Small) A.M.Johnson Saxifraga chelanensis A.M.Johnson Saxifraga lata (Small) Macoun Saxifraga occidentalis S.Watson Saxifraga occidentalis var. allenii (Small) C.L.Hitchc. Saxifraga occidentalis var. wallowensis M.Peck Saxifraga reflexa ssp. occidentalis (S.Watson) Hultén Saxifraga saximontana E.Nelson |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 70 Subarctic America (ASK Alaska) 71 Western Canada (ABT Alberta, BRC British Columbia, SAS Saskatchewan) 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (IDA Idaho, MNT Montana, ORE Oregon, WAS Washington, WYO Wyoming) 74 North-Central U.S.A. (SDA South Dakota) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (NEV Nevada) |