Difference between revisions of "Micranthes texana"
Fl. S.E. U.S., 501. 1903 ,.
Common names: Texas saxifrage
Basionym: Saxifraga texana Buckley Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 13: 455. 1862
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Latest revision as of 22:41, 5 November 2020
Plants solitary or in clumps, with bulbils on caudices. Leaves basal; petiole flattened, 1–3 cm; blade broadly ovate to oblong, 1.5–3 cm, ± leathery, base ± abruptly attenuate, margins subentire to slightly crenate, eciliate, surfaces glabrate to sparsely hairy. Inflorescences 20+-flowered, branched, ± capitate thyrses, 10–15 cm, hairy, sometimes purple-tipped stipitate-glandular. Flowers: sepals erect, ovate; petals white, not spotted, ± obovate, clawed, 2–3.5 mm, ± equaling sepals; filaments linear, flattened; pistils 3+, connate to 1/2 their lengths; ovary 1/2+ inferior, appearing more superior in fruit. Capsules reddish to purplish, valvate.
Phenology: Flowering late winter–spring.
Habitat: Sandy flats, rocky, open, wooded areas, granite outcrops
Elevation: 50-500 m
Distribution
Ark., Ga., Kans., La., Mo., Okla., Tex.
Discussion
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Lower Taxa
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