Leptarrhena

Leptarrhena pyrolifolia is a species of flowering plants belonging to the family Saxifragaceae. It is the sole species in genus Leptarrhena.^[2]

Clade:Tracheophytes

Clade:Angiosperms

Clade:Eudicots

Order:Saxifragales

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Leptarrhena
Leptarrhena pyrolifolia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Saxifragales
Family:	Saxifragaceae
Genus:	Leptarrhena R.Br. (1820)
Species:	L. pyrolifolia
Binomial name
Leptarrhena pyrolifolia (D.Don) Ser. (1830)
Synonyms[1]
Saxifraga coriacea Fisch. ex Ser. (1830), not validly publ. Saxifraga micrantha Fisch. ex Ser. (1830), not validly publ. Saxifraga parviflora Fisch. ex Cham. (1831), not validly publ. Saxifraga pyrolifolia D.Don (1822) (basionym) Saxifraga secunda Willd. ex Cham. (1827), not validly publ.

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It is a perennial or rhizomataceous geophyte native to northwestern North America, from subarctic Alaska and the Northwest Territories to the northwestern United States.^[1]