NameThatPlant.net: Micranthes careyana

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Saxifragales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Micranthes careyana FAMILY Saxifragaceae Go to FSUS key

Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.

Read about the break-up of Saxifraga and the Saxifragaceae from Alan Weakley and the Southern Appalachian Botanical Society.

Learn more about Carey's Saxifrage from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Saxifraga careyana FAMILY Saxifragaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 094-14-005:

Saxifraga careyana FAMILY Saxifragaceae

COMMON NAME:
Carey's Saxifrage

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Micranthes careyana FAMILY Saxifragaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Saxifraga careyana FAMILY Saxifragaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 094-14-005:
Saxifraga careyana FAMILY Saxifragaceae

1333

Forb
Perennial

Habitat: Moist rock outcrops and cliffs, rocks along seeps or brooks, often under overhangs, often in moist soil at the base of a vertical or overhanging rock outcrop, per Weakley's Flora

Native to North Carolina & Georgia

Uncommon in NC Mountains, rare elsewhere

CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.

LEAVES:
Simple
Basal (rarely any stem leaves)

FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Whitish
Radially symmetrical
5-lobed calyx with short campanulate tube
5 petals
10 exserted stamens
Superior ovary
Bisexual

FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Capsule

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