Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Saxifragales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (4/24/22):
Micranthes careyana
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 Carey's Saxifrage from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Saxifraga careyana
FAMILY
Saxifragaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Micranthes careyana
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 094-14-005:
Saxifraga careyana
FAMILY
Saxifragaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
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
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (4/24/22):
Micranthes careyana
FAMILY
Saxifragaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Saxifraga careyana
FAMILY
Saxifragaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Micranthes careyana
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 094-14-005:
Saxifraga careyana
FAMILY
Saxifragaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Micranthes careyana
1333
Forb
Perennial
Native to North Carolina & Georgia
Uncommon in NC Mountains, rare elsewhere
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
NEW! Click here to see a map from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US showing range and abundance.
Click here to see a map showing all occurrences known to SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria. (Zoom in to see more detail.)
LEAVES:
Simple
Basal (rarely any stem leaves)
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Whitish
Bisexual
Radially symmetrical
5-lobed calyx with short campanulate tube
5 petals
10 exserted stamens
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Southern Appalachian Wildflowers p064
- Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast p143
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States p023
- Wild Flowers of NC, 2nd edition p058
- Wildflowers of Tennessee p113
- Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians p144
- Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains p065