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Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Saxifragales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Micranthes virginiensis   FAMILY Saxifragaceae   Go to FSUS key



INCLUDING PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Saxifraga virginiensis var. virginiensis   FAMILY Saxifragaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 8 (2009)

Micranthes virginiensis

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 094-14-003:

Saxifraga virginiensis   FAMILY Saxifragaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Micranthes virginiensis

 

COMMON NAME:
Early Saxifrage


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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913    pnd_mivi7_001_lvd

        

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JK Marlow    jkm230228_1368

February    Pickens County    SC

Glassy Mountain Heritage Preserve

Sepals erect to ascending (even in fruit), ovate to triangular, per Flora of North America.

image of Micranthes virginiensis, Early Saxifrage

JK Marlow    jkm230228_1369

February    Pickens County    SC

Glassy Mountain Heritage Preserve

The flowering stalk's hairs are glandular and secrete a sticky substance that entraps insects, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).

image of Micranthes virginiensis, Early Saxifrage

Jerry Bright    jeb_031508_017

March    McCormick County    SC

Stevens Creek Heritage Preserve

image of Micranthes virginiensis, Early Saxifrage

JK Marlow    jkm090321_083

March    Greenville County    SC

Chestnut Ridge Heritage Preserve

Petals spatulate to ovate, per Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005).

image of Micranthes virginiensis, Early Saxifrage

JK Marlow    jkm200321_3262

March    Polk County    NC

image of Micranthes virginiensis, Early Saxifrage

JK Marlow    jkm200321_3263

March    Polk County    NC

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JK Marlow    jkm230320_1713

March    Greenville County    SC

Chestnut Ridge Heritage Preserve

Stamens barely exserted. Flowers white, regular, with 5 petals, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).

image of Micranthes virginiensis, Early Saxifrage

Roxanna Martin    rlm32910_077

March    Spartanburg County    SC

image of Micranthes virginiensis, Early Saxifrage

Richard and Teresa Ware    rtw_s_virginiensis

March        

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Richard and Teresa Ware    rtw_s_virginiensis_2

March        

Flower petals equal in size, per Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999).

image of Micranthes virginiensis, Early Saxifrage

Richard and Teresa Ware    rtw_s_virginiensis_3

March        

A branched inflorescence arises from the center of the basal rosette, per Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005).

image of Micranthes virginiensis, Early Saxifrage

JK Marlow    jkm170401_419

April    McCormick County    SC

Stevens Creek Heritage Preserve

image of Micranthes virginiensis, Early Saxifrage

JK Marlow    jkm170408_519

April    Newberry County    SC

Sumter National Forest: Tyger Ranger District

image of Micranthes virginiensis, Early Saxifrage

JK Marlow    jkm170408_521

April    Newberry County    SC

Sumter National Forest: Tyger Ranger District

image of Micranthes virginiensis, Early Saxifrage

JK Marlow    jkm220409_6626

April    Pickens County    SC

Glassy Mountain Heritage Preserve

image of Micranthes virginiensis, Early Saxifrage

Keith Bradley    kab_m_virginiensis_5005

April    McCormick County    SC

Stevens Creek Heritage Preserve

image of Micranthes virginiensis, Early Saxifrage

Roxanna Martin    rlm4910_354

April    Spartanburg County    SC

Inflorescence branched, 4-16" tall, at first compact, later lax and open, per Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005).

image of Micranthes virginiensis, Early Saxifrage

Roxanna Martin    rlm4910_359

April    Spartanburg County    SC

Leaves oblong or ovate, usually toothed, all in a basal rosette, per Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005).

 

 

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Micranthes virginiensis   FAMILY Saxifragaceae

INCLUDING PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Saxifraga virginiensis var. virginiensis   FAMILY Saxifragaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 8
Micranthes virginiensis

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 094-14-003:
Saxifraga virginiensis   FAMILY Saxifragaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Micranthes virginiensis

 

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1336

Forb
Perennial

Habitat: rock outcrops, moist alluvial and slope forests, streambanks, riverbanks, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

Common (rare in Coastal Plain)

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LEAVES:
Simple
Basal (rarely any stem leaves)

FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Whitish
Radially symmetrical
5-lobed calyx with short campanulate tube
5 petals
10 stamens
Bisexual

FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Capsule

 

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