Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Saxifragales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (10/20/20):
Micranthes petiolaris var. shealyi
FAMILY
Saxifragaceae
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.
Check out Jim Fowler's blog describing his encounter with this new-to-science variety.
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PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Saxifraga michauxii
FAMILY
Saxifragaceae
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Flora of North America
Micranthes petiolaris
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VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 094-14-001?:
Saxifraga michauxii
FAMILY
Saxifragaceae
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Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Hydatica petiolaris
COMMON NAME:
Escarpment Saxifrage, Shealy's Saxifrage
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JK Marlow jkm160319_040
March Pickens County SC
Nine Times Preserve
Annual; flowering in early spring, per Weakley's Flora (2020).
JK Marlow jkm220421_7112
April Pickens County SC
Nine Times Preserve
Flowers radially symmetrical (all petals distinctly clawed w 2 yellow spots), per Weakley's Flora (2020).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (10/20/20):
Micranthes petiolaris var. shealyi
FAMILY
Saxifragaceae
(?) INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Saxifraga michauxii
FAMILY
Saxifragaceae
(?) INCLUDED WITHIN
Flora of North America
Micranthes petiolaris
(?) INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 094-14-001?:
Saxifraga michauxii
FAMILY
Saxifragaceae
(?) INCLUDED WITHIN
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Hydatica petiolaris