Micranthes caroliniana (A. Gray) Small. Section: Micranthes. Common name: Carolina Saxifrage. Phenology: May-Jun. Habitat: Moist rock outcrops and cliffs, often under overhangs, often in moist soil at the base of a vertical or overhanging rock outcrop. Distribution: A Southern Appalachian endemic: s. WV and sw. VA south to nw. NC and ne. TN.
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA8, K4, Tn, Va, Brouillet & Gornall (2007), Lanning & Mathews (2019), Tkach, Röser, & Hoffmann (2015); = Saxifraga caroliniana A.Gray — C, F, G, RAB, W; > Micranthes caroliniana (A.Gray) Small — S, S13; > Micranthes tennesseensis Small — S, S13. Basionym: Saxifraga caroliniana A.Gray 1846
Links to other floras: = Micranthes caroliniana - FNA8
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACW
Heliophily ⓘ: 1
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