Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Saxifragales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Micranthes caroliniana
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 Carolina Saxifrage from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Saxifraga caroliniana
FAMILY
Saxifragaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 8 (2009)
Micranthes caroliniana
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 094-14-006:
Saxifraga caroliniana FAMILY Saxifragaceae
INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Micranthes caroliniana
INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Micranthes tennesseensis
COMMON NAME:
Carolina Saxifrage
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_mica11_001_lvd
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Micranthes caroliniana
FAMILY
Saxifragaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Saxifraga caroliniana
FAMILY
Saxifragaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 8
Micranthes caroliniana
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 094-14-006:
Saxifraga caroliniana
FAMILY
Saxifragaceae
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Micranthes caroliniana
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Micranthes tennesseensis
2927
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: Moist rock outcrops and cliffs, often under overhangs, often in moist soil at the base of a vertical or overhanging rock outcrop, per Weakley's Flora
Native to North Carolina
Rare
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Simple
Basal (rarely any stem leaves)
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Whitish
Radially symmetrical
5-lobed calyx with short campanulate tube
5 petals
10 exserted stamens
Superior ovary
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Capsule
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