Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Saxifragales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Micranthes virginiensis
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 Early Saxifrage from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
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.
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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).
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Jerry Bright jeb_031508_017
March McCormick County SC
Stevens Creek Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm090321_083
March Greenville County SC
Chestnut Ridge Heritage Preserve
Petals spatulate to ovate, per Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005).
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JK Marlow jkm200321_3262
March Polk County NC
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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).
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Roxanna Martin rlm32910_077
March Spartanburg County SC
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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).
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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).
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JK Marlow jkm170401_419
April McCormick County SC
Stevens Creek Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm170408_519
April Newberry County SC
Sumter National Forest: Tyger Ranger District
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JK Marlow jkm170408_521
April Newberry County SC
Sumter National Forest: Tyger Ranger District
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JK Marlow jkm220409_6626
April Pickens County SC
Glassy Mountain Heritage Preserve
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Keith Bradley kab_m_virginiensis_5005
April McCormick County SC
Stevens Creek Heritage Preserve
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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).
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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
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)
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 stamens
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Gardening with the Native Plants of Tennessee (Hunter, 2002) p168
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 1st ed. (Porcher & Rayner, 2001) p179
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p213
- Newcomb's Wildflower Guide (Newcomb, 1977) p180
- Guide to the Plants of Granite Outcrops (Murdy & Carter, 2000) p14
- Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast (Cotterman, Waitt, & Weakley, 2019) p144
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999) p023
- Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Georgia (Chafin, 2016) p326
- Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005) p114
- 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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