Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Saxifragales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (5/21/15):
Boykinia aconitifolia
FAMILY
Saxifragaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Learn more about Brook-saxifrage from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Boykinia aconitifolia
FAMILY
Saxifragaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Boykinia aconitifolia
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 094-13-001:
Boykinia aconitifolia
FAMILY
Saxifragaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Therophon aconitifolium
COMMON NAME:
Brook-saxifrage, Eastern Boykinia, Allegheny Brookfoam, Aconite-saxifrage
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_thac2_001_lvd
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmbaconitifolia_brp2341
June Alleghaney County NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
Basal & stem leaves long-stalked, broadly reniform, lobes unequally toothed, per Wildflowers of Tennessee.
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmbaconitifolia_brp2342
June Alleghaney County NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
Flowers have 5 stamens, unlike the true Saxifrages, which have 10, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (5/21/15):
Boykinia aconitifolia
FAMILY
Saxifragaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Boykinia aconitifolia
FAMILY
Saxifragaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Boykinia aconitifolia
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 094-13-001:
Boykinia aconitifolia
FAMILY
Saxifragaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Therophon aconitifolium
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Forb
Perennial
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Habitat: Streambanks, riverbanks, in crevices in spray cliffs around waterfalls, seepages, per Weakley's Flora
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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 & alternate
FLOWER:
Summer
White
Bisexual
Radially symmetrical
5-lobed calyx
5 petals
5 stamens
FRUIT:
Summer
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC p124
- Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast p124
- Wild Flowers of NC, 1st edition p085
- Wildflowers of Tennessee p109
- Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains p067