Definition of Leptarrhena

1. Noun. One species: leatherleaf saxifrage.


Lexicographical Neighbors of Leptarrhena

Lepiotaceae
Lepisma saccharina
Lepismatidae
Lepisosteidae
Lepisosteus
Lepisosteus osseus
Lepista irina
Lepomis
Lepomis gibbosus
Lepomis macrochirus
Lepomis punctatus
Lepontic
Lepore haemoglobin
Leporidae
Leptarrhena (current term)
Leptarrhena pyrolifolia
Leptinotarsa
Leptinotarsa decemlineata
Leptodactylidae
Leptodactylus
Leptodactylus pentadactylus
Leptoglossus
Leptolithic
Leptopteris
Leptopteris superba
Leptoptilus
Leptoptilus crumeniferus
Leptoptilus dubius

Literary usage of Leptarrhena

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Plant Names, Scientific and Popular, Including in the Case of Each Plant the by Albert Brown Lyons (1900)
"Leptarrhena, R. Br. Leptarrhena. Saxifragaceae. Perennial evergreen scapose herb. One species, northeastern Asia and northwestern America (US). 1173. ..."

2. Mountain Wild Flowers of Canada: A Simple and Popular Guide to the Names and by Julia Wilmotte Henshaw (1906)
"... and the stalks, usually quite bare of leaves, are reddish and not straight. The seed-pods are purple-red and spreading. Leptarrhena ..."

3. Mazama: A Record of Mountaineering in the Pacific Northwest by Or Mazamas (Portland, Mazamas (Portland, Or.) (1907)
"The presence of such plants as Veratrum viride, Oxyria digyna, Silène acaulis, Caltha leptosepala, Actaea arguta, Leptarrhena amplexifolia, ..."

4. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium by United States National Herbarium, United States National Museum (1906)
"Leptarrhena (p.) Carpels united, at least below. ... Leptarrhena amplexifolia (Sternb.) Ser. in DC. Prod. 4: 48. 1830. ..."

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