OF THE CAROLINAS & GEORGIA

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

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Micranthes petiolaris var. petiolaris   FAMILY Saxifragaceae   Go to FSUS key



INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Saxifraga michauxii   FAMILY Saxifragaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 094-14-001:

Saxifraga michauxii   FAMILY Saxifragaceae

 

COMMON NAME:
Michaux's Saxifrage, Cliff Saxifrage


 

 

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Micranthes petiolaris var. petiolaris   FAMILY Saxifragaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Saxifraga michauxii   FAMILY Saxifragaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 094-14-001:
Saxifraga michauxii   FAMILY Saxifragaceae

 

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1334

Forb
Perennial

Habitat: rock outcrops, especially in seasonal seepage, at low to high elevations in the Southern and Central Appalachians, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

Common in Mountains, uncommon in Piedmont

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LEAVES:
Simple
Basal (rarely any stem leaves)

FLOWER:
Summer
Whitish
Bilaterally symmetrical
5 sepals
5 petals
10 stamens, barely exserted
Superior ovary
Bisexual

FRUIT:
Summer
Capsule

 

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