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
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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 Michaux's Saxifrage from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
Check out Jim Fowler's blog describing his encounter with a recently described, narrowly endemic, variety of M. petiolaris.
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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