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Definition of Leptarrhena
1. Noun. One species: leatherleaf saxifrage.
Generic synonyms: Rosid Dicot Genus
Group relationships: Family Saxifragaceae, Saxifragaceae, Saxifrage Family
Member holonyms: Leatherleaf Saxifrage, Leptarrhena Pyrolifolia
Lexicographical Neighbors of Leptarrhena
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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