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.
Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Saxifragales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Micranthes micranthidifolia
FAMILY
Saxifragaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Saxifraga micranthidifolia
FAMILY
Saxifragaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (1968) 094-14-004:
Saxifraga micranthidifolia
FAMILY
Saxifragaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Micranthes micranthidifolia
COMMON NAME:
Brook Lettuce, Mountain Lettuce, Branch Lettuce, Lettuceleaf Saxifrage
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JK Marlow jkm080420_118
April Sevier County TN
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Oblanceolate, serrate leaves long-attenuate at the base, often 8" long, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains.
JK Marlow jkm150423_522
April Sevier County TN
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Blades of basal leaves sharply toothed, per Wildflowers of Tennessee.
JK Marlow jkm0405k_12
May Sevier County TN
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Basal leaves oblanceolate to oblong, tapering to winged petiole, per Wildflowers of Tennessee.
JK Marlow jkm0505m_10
May Haywood County NC
Corneille Bryan Native Garden
Filaments strongly clavate, per Weakley's Flora.
JK Marlow jkm160505_539
May Jackson County NC
Five oval, stalked petals, white with a yellow spot near the base, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians.
JK Marlow jkm160505_543
May Jackson County NC
Calyx tube absent; sepals 1.5-2.5mm long, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.