Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Saxifragales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (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
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 (4/24/22):
Micranthes caroliniana
FAMILY
Saxifragaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Saxifraga caroliniana
FAMILY
Saxifragaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
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
Native to North Carolina
Rare, endemic to the Southern Appalachians
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
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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
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