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Western Saxifrage

Micranthes occidentalis

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in British Columbia.January 33, February 31, March 48, April 56, May 87, June 76, July 79, August 54, September 47, October 37, November 30, December 30.
Canada1,082
British Columbia590
United States524
Alberta364
Idaho181
Washington102
Oregon74
Nunavut56
Northwest Territories10
South Dakota7

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Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
ClassDicots · Magnoliopsida
Ordersaxifrages, stonecrops, and allies · Saxifragales
Familysaxifrage family · Saxifragaceae
GenusEarly saxifrages · Micranthes

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