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Perennial from caudex or rhizome [ annual], generally glabrous, often with ± red marks on leaves, flowers when dry.
Stem: scape with generally 1 leaf-like bract [scape 0].
Leaf: simple, basal [ cauline], alternate [subopposite], generally petioled, often with ± red marks when dry; veins ± palmate.
Inflorescence: 1-flowered [ cyme].
Flower: generally bisexual, ± radial; hypanthium minute, free from ovary; calyx lobes generally 5; petals generally 5 [0], free, generally white; stamens generally 5, opposite sepals; staminodes generally 5, alternate stamens, lobes generally present, thread-like to oblong, gland-tipped; pistil 1, ovary superior, chamber ± 1, placentas 4 [3], axile below, parietal above, styles very short, stigmas [3]4.
Fruit: [3]4-valved capsule.
Seed: many, winged, netted.
2 genera, ± 70 species: n temperate, low arctic, alpine, temp South America (Lepuropetalon, Parnassia). [Zhang & Simmons 2006 Syst Bot 31:122–137] Formerly included in Saxifragaceae. —Scientific Editor: Thomas J. Rosatti.

Leaf: basal, blade ovate to reniform, entire, base tapered to cordate.
Flower: petals white, with yellow, green or gray-brown lines.
± 70 species (Mount Parnassus, Greece)
Unabridged references: [R.B. Phillips 1980, Ph.D. Dissertation, Univ of California, Berkeley]

Leaf: 3–18 cm; blade 1–6 cm, round- ovate, base tapered to weakly cordate.
Inflorescence: 17–43 cm; bract above scape middle, ovate, base cordate, clasping.
Flower: calyx lobes 3–7 mm, elliptic, entire to minute- dentate, reflexed in fruit; petals 8–15 mm, ovate to ± elliptic, fringed basally; staminodes 3–6 mm, lobes < 15, ± equal, thread-like to linear, tips spheric; anthers 1.5–2.2 mm.
Fruit: 5–13 mm. [Online Interchange]

Leaf: larger blades 0.7–2.5(3.5) cm wide.
Flower: larger petals 3.3–5.2(7) mm wide; longer fringe filaments (3.3)3.5–6.5 mm.
Wet places; 700–2500 m. San Gabriel Mountains, San Bernardino Mountains;

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Bioregions in which taxon occurs	Red area (if present) is the part of the bioregion lying between the upper and lower elevation limits of the taxon; markers link to CCH specimen records. If the markers are obscured, reload the page [or change window size and reload]. Yellow markers indicate records that may have georeferencing or identification issues.
Chart based on elevation range in Manual and elevations and coordinates of CCH records. Data provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria. Note: About half of the CCH records include both elevation and coordinates.	Map made in collaboration with Scott Loarie. Data provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria. View all CCH records   CCH collections by month Duplicates counted once; synonyms included. Species do not include records of infraspecific taxa. Blue line denotes Manual flowering time.