Read about the break-up of Saxifraga and the Saxifragaceae from Alan Weakley and the Southern Appalachian Botanical Society.
Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Saxifragales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Micranthes careyana
FAMILY
Saxifragaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Saxifraga careyana
FAMILY
Saxifragaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (1968) 094-14-005:
Saxifraga careyana
FAMILY
Saxifragaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Micranthes careyana
COMMON NAME:
Carey's Saxifrage
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmscareyana_covetrail1
May TN
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Leaves petiolate, the blade rather abruptly contracted to the petiole, per Weakley's Flora.
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmscareyana_covetrail2
May TN
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmscareyana_mj3
May-June? Ashe County NC
Mount Jefferson
Petals clawed or not clawed; stamens exserted, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmscareyana_nantahala
May-June? NC
Nantahala National Forest