Cascadia nuttallii is a species of flowering plant in the saxifrage family, Saxifragaceae. It is the sole species in genus Cascadia. It is an annual native to the western United States, ranging from southwestern Washington through Oregon to northwestern California.[1]
| Cascadia nuttallii | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Saxifragales |
| Family: | Saxifragaceae |
| Genus: | Cascadia A.M.Johnson (1927) |
| Species: | C. nuttallii
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| Binomial name | |
| Cascadia nuttallii (Small) A.M.Johnson (1927)
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It is a trailing herbaceous annual with stems 5 to 25 cm long. It grows from a rhizome.[2]
It grows on wet shaded cliffs and ledges, generally above 700 meters elevation. In California it is limited to the Klamath Ranges, and its range extends northwards through the mountains of western Oregon to southwestern Washington.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b Cascadia nuttallii (Small) A.M.Johnson. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
- ^ a b Michael S. Park & Patrick E. Elvander 2012. Cascadia nuttallii. Jepson eFlora. Retrieved 11 April 2024.