Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Saxifragales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Micranthes careyana
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 Carey's Saxifrage from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Saxifraga careyana
FAMILY
Saxifragaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 8 (2009)
Micranthes careyana
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 094-14-005:
Saxifraga careyana FAMILY Saxifragaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Micranthes careyana
COMMON NAME:
Carey's Saxifrage
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmscareyana_covetrail1
May TN
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Leaves petiolate, the blade rather abruptly contracted to the petiole, per Weakley's Flora.
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmscareyana_covetrail2
May TN
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmscareyana_mj3
May-June? Ashe County NC
Mount Jefferson
Petals clawed or not clawed; stamens exserted, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmscareyana_nantahala
May-June? NC
Nantahala National Forest
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Micranthes careyana
FAMILY
Saxifragaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Saxifraga careyana
FAMILY
Saxifragaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 8
Micranthes careyana
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 094-14-005:
Saxifraga careyana
FAMILY
Saxifragaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Micranthes careyana
1333
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: Moist rock outcrops and cliffs, rocks along seeps or brooks, often under overhangs, often in moist soil at the base of a vertical or overhanging rock outcrop, per Weakley's Flora
Native to North Carolina & Georgia
Uncommon in NC Mountains, rare elsewhere
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Simple
Basal (rarely any stem leaves)
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Whitish
Radially symmetrical
5-lobed calyx with short campanulate tube
5 petals
10 exserted stamens
Superior ovary
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p213
- Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast (Cotterman, Waitt, & Weakley, 2019) p143
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999) p023
- Wild Flowers of NC, 2nd edition (Justice, Bell, & Lindsey, 2005) p058
- Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005) p113
- Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005) p144
- Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998) p065
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