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Micranthes micranthidifolia (Haw.) Small, Fl. SE. U. S. 501. 1903
Robertsonia micranthidifolia Haw. Syn. PI. Succ. 322. 1812. Saxtfraga erosa Pursh, Fl. Am. Sept. 311. 1814. Aulaxis micranthifolia Haw. Saxifr. Bnum. 47. 1821. Saxifraga micranthifolia Steud. Nom. Bot. 736. 1821. Saxifraga Wolleana^. & G. Fl. N. Am. 1 : 569. 1840.
Leaves erect or ascending, mostly 12-36 cm. long, or some of "the early ones shorter, the blades narrowly oblong or linear-oblong to spatulate, coarsely and rather regularly dentate with black-tipped teeth, glandular-ciliolate, gradually narrowed into margined petiole-like bases; scapes 20-90 cm. tall, softly glandular-pubescent, paniculately branched above, the lower branches subtended by somewhat foliaceous bracts; cymules few-flowered, open; sepals oblong to ovate-oblong, 1-1.5 mm. long, commonly sparingly glandular-ciliate, reflexed; petals white with a yellow blotch below the middle, oblong or elliptic to oblongovate, each narrowed into a short claw-like base ; filaments clavate ; follicles widely spreading at maturity, 7-8 mm. long, green.
Type locality : Carolina.
Distribution : Mountains, Pennsylvania to North Carolina and Tennessee.
- bibliographic citation
- John Kunkel SmaII, Per Axel Rydber, Nathaniel Lord Britton, Percy Wilson, Henry Hurd Rusby. 1905. ROSALES, PODOSTEMONACEAE, CRASSULACEAE, PENTHORACEAE and PARNASSIACEAE. North American flora. vol 22(2). New York Botanical Garden, New York, NY
Micranthes micranthidifolia: Brief Summary
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Micranthes micranthidifolia is a member of the Saxifrage family with the common names lettuceleaf saxifrage, branch lettuce and brook lettuce. It grows in wet areas and mountain streams.
It is a native plant of the Great Smoky Mountains and occurs in many other parts of the southeastern United States.
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