Micranthes caroliniana

(A. Gray) Small

in N. L. Britton et al., N. Amer. Fl. 22: 146. 1905,.

Endemic
Basionym: Saxifraga caroliniana A. Gray Mem. Amer. Acad. Arts, n. s. 3: 39. 1846
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 8. Treatment on page 61. Mentioned on page 53, 63.

Plants solitary or tufted, with bulbils on caudices. Leaves basal; petiole flattened, 1–10 cm; blade broadly ovate to elliptic, 2–14 cm, thin to slightly fleshy, base truncate, margins deeply dentate (teeth 2+ mm), sparsely glandular-ciliate, surfaces densely white-hairy. Inflorescences 15+-flowered, open, lax thyrses, 10–50 cm, purple-tipped stipitate-glandular. Flowers: sepals reflexed, oblong; petals white, with 2 basal yellow spots (distinct even in dried material), ovate to elliptic, short-clawed, 2–4 mm, much longer than sepals; filaments elongate, (longer than petals), club-shaped; pistils distinct almost to base; ovary superior. Capsules greenish to yellow, folliclelike.


Phenology: Flowering spring.
Habitat: Moist soil at bases of vertical or overhanging rock outcrops, seeps
Elevation: 500-1200 m

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... more about "Micranthes caroliniana"
Luc Brouillet +  and Patrick E. Elvander† +
(A. Gray) Small +
Saxifraga caroliniana +
N.C. +, Tenn. +, Va. +  and W.Va. +
500-1200 m +
Moist soil at bases of vertical or overhanging rock outcrops, seeps +
Flowering spring. +
in N. L. Britton et al., N. Amer. Fl. +
Micranthes caroliniana +
Micranthes +
species +