Micranthes texana (Buckley) Small. Section: Micranthes. Texas Saxifrage. Phen: Feb-May. Hab: Prairies, eastwards on outcrops of sandstone, chert, and granite. Dist: Sw. MO and se. KS south through AR and OK to nw. LA and e. TX; disjunct in e. GA (found in 1980 by Jim Allison on a small granite outcrop in McDuffie County, GA). It is uncertain whether its occurrence in GA represents a natural disjunction or a freak introduction (J. Allison, pers. comm.).
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Synonymy: = Ar, FNA8, K3, K4, S, S13, Brouillet & Gornall (2007); = n/a – C; = Saxifraga texana Buckley – F, G, GrPl, K1, NcTx, Tx
Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FAC
- Great Plains: FACW
- Midwest: FAC
Heliophily: 8
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