Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Saxifragales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Micranthes virginiensis
FAMILY
Saxifragaceae
Go to FSUS key
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 Early Saxifrage from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
INCLUDING
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Saxifraga virginiensis var. virginiensis
FAMILY
Saxifragaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Micranthes virginiensis
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 094-14-003:
Saxifraga virginiensis
FAMILY
Saxifragaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Micranthes virginiensis
COMMON NAME:
Early Saxifrage
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_mivi7_001_lvd
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Jerry Bright jeb_031508_017
March McCormick County SC
Stevens Creek Heritage Preserve
Stamens barely exserted. Flowers white, regular, with 5 petals, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians.
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JK Marlow jkm090321_083
March Greenville County SC
Chestnut Ridge Heritage Preserve
Petals spatulate to ovate, per Wildflowers of Tennessee.
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JK Marlow jkm200321_3262
March Polk County NC
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JK Marlow jkm200321_3263
March Polk County NC
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Roxanna Martin rlm32910_077
March Spartanburg County SC
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_s_virginiensis
March
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_s_virginiensis_2
March
Flower petals equal in size, per Wildflowers of the Eastern United States.
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_s_virginiensis_3
March
A branched inflorescence arises from the center of the basal rosette, per Wildflowers of Tennessee.
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JK Marlow jkm170401_419
April McCormick County SC
Stevens Creek Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm170408_519
April Newberry County SC
Sumter National Forest: Tyger Ranger District
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JK Marlow jkm170408_521
April Newberry County SC
Sumter National Forest: Tyger Ranger District
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JK Marlow jkm220409_6626
April Pickens County SC
Glassy Mountain Heritage Preserve
Flowering stem is sticky and hairy, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians.
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Keith Bradley kab_m_virginiensis_5005
April McCormick County SC
Stevens Creek Heritage Preserve
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Roxanna Martin rlm4910_354
April Spartanburg County SC
Inflorescence branched, 4-16" tall, at first compact, later lax and open, per Wildflowers of Tennessee.
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Roxanna Martin rlm4910_359
April Spartanburg County SC
Leaves oblong or ovate, usually toothed, all in a basal rosette, per Wildflowers of Tennessee.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Micranthes virginiensis
FAMILY
Saxifragaceae
INCLUDING
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Saxifraga virginiensis var. virginiensis
FAMILY
Saxifragaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Micranthes virginiensis
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 094-14-003:
Saxifraga virginiensis
FAMILY
Saxifragaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Micranthes virginiensis
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Forb
Perennial
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common (rare in Coastal Plain)
Habitat: rock outcrops, moist alluvial and slope forests, streambanks, riverbanks, per Weakley's Flora
Click here to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
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 stamens
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Gardening with the Native Plants of Tennessee p168
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC p179
- Newcomb's Wildflower Guide p180
- Guide to the Plants of Granite Outcrops p14
- Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast p144
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States p023
- Wildflowers of Tennessee p114
- Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians p144
- Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains p065