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Hairy Kidney-wort
Micranthes stellaris
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Round-leaved SaxifrageSaxifraga rotundifolia
Pyrenean SaxifrageSaxifraga umbrosa
Lesser LondonprideSaxifraga cuneifolia
Russethair SaxifrageMicranthes ferruginea
Alpine SaxifrageMicranthes nivalis
St Patrick's-cabbageSaxifraga spathularis
Leafy SaxifrageMicranthes foliolosa
Redstem SaxifrageMicranthes lyallii
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 13,441 |
|---|---|
| Alaska | 13,441 |
| Austria | 521 |
| France | 334 |
| Norway | 320 |
| Italy | 308 |
| Switzerland | 305 |
| Tirol | 257 |
| United Kingdom | 245 |
| Nord-Ovest | 175 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Classification
| Kingdom | Plants · Plantae |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Vascular Plants · Tracheophyta |
| Class | Dicots · Magnoliopsida |
| Order | saxifrages, stonecrops, and allies · Saxifragales |
| Family | saxifrage family · Saxifragaceae |
| Genus | Early saxifrages · Micranthes |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Hairy Kidney-wort with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.