Difference between revisions of "Micranthes careyana"
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Latest revision as of 22:41, 5 November 2020
Plants often mat-forming, with extensive rhizomes. Leaves basal; petiole flattened, 1–7 cm; blade rounded or broadly ovate to oblong, 1–7 cm, thin, base truncate, margins coarsely serrate to dentate, sparsely ciliate, surfaces sparsely to ± densely tangled, reddish brown-hairy. Inflorescences 40+-flowered, lax, open thyrses, 10–40(–50) cm, purple-tipped stipitate-glandular. Flowers: sepals spreading, broadly ovate; petals white, sometimes some with 2 faint, basal yellow spots (sometimes fading upon drying), narrowly ovate to elliptic, clawed, 2–4(–5) mm, 2+ times as long as sepals; filaments linear, flattened; pistils distinct almost to base; ovary superior, (to 1/3 adnate to hypanthium). Capsules green, ± purple tinged, folliclelike.
Phenology: Flowering spring–early summer.
Habitat: Moist soil at bases of vertical or overhanging rock outcrops, seeps
Elevation: 500-1600 m
Distribution
Ala., Ga., Ky., N.C., Tenn., Va., W.Va.
Discussion
Micranthes careyana is very similar to M. caroliniana; both are in need of study.
Selected References
None.