Difference between revisions of "Micranthes petiolaris"

(Rafinesque) Bush

Amer. Midl. Naturalist 11: 225. 1928 ,.

Common names: Michaux’s saxifrage
Basionym: Hexaphoma petiolaris Rafinesque Fl. Tellur. 2: 67. 1837
Synonyms: Saxifraga michauxii Britton Saxifraga petiolaris (Rafinesque) Bush
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Latest revision as of 23:41, 5 November 2020

Plants solitary or tufted, with bulbils on caudices. Leaves basal; petiole somewhat flattened, 2–6 cm; blade oblanceolate, 2–12 cm, thin, basecuneate to ± attenuate, margins usually 15+-toothed (teeth large, lobelike), densely long glandular-ciliate, surfaces hairy. Inflorescences 30+-flowered, very open, lax thyrses, (flowers rarely replaced by bulbils), 10–40 cm, densely tangled, purple-tipped stipitate-glandular; (bracts leaflike, gradually reduced distally). Flowers slightly bilaterally symmetric; sepals reflexed, oblong to elliptic; petals white, 3 with 2 basal yellow spots, 2 without spots, oblanceolate to spatulate, clawed, 3–4.5 mm, longer than sepals; filaments linear, flattened; pistils connate 1/2+ their lengths; ovary superior. Capsules green to yellow, sometimes purple tinged, valvate


Phenology: Flowering late spring–early autumn.
Habitat: Wet ledges, boulderfields, and rocky slopes, usually in thin soil over rock
Elevation: 500-2100 m

Distribution

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Ga., Ky., Md., N.C., S.C., Tenn., Va., W.Va.

Discussion

Micranthes petiolaris (Rafinesque) Brouillet & Gornall is an isonym.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
... more about "Micranthes petiolaris"
Luc Brouillet +  and Patrick E. Elvander† +
(Rafinesque) Bush +
Hexaphoma petiolaris +
Michaux’s saxifrage +
Ga. +, Ky. +, Md. +, N.C. +, S.C. +, Tenn. +, Va. +  and W.Va. +
500-2100 m +
Wet ledges, boulderfields, and rocky slopes, usually in thin soil over rock +
Flowering late spring–early autumn. +
Amer. Midl. Naturalist +
Saxifraga michauxii +  and Saxifraga petiolaris +
Micranthes petiolaris +
Micranthes +
species +