Saxifraga virginiensis Michx.
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Authority
Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.
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Family
Saxifragaceae
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Scientific Name
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Description
Species Description - Flowering stems solitary or few together, 1 dm at first flowering, later to 4 dm; basal lvs oblong or ovate, 2–5 cm, entire or serrate, obtuse, cuneately narrowed to a margined petiole; infl branched, at first compact, later lax and open; hypanthium adnate to the base of the carpels; sep spreading or ascending; pet spatulate to obovate, 4–6 mm, white; seeds minutely papillate in longitudinal rows; 2n=20 + several B, 28. Moist or dry open woods and rock-ledges; N.B. to Man., s. to Ga., La., and Okla. Apr., May. (Micranthes v.) Many aberrant forms have been described.
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Common Names
early saxifrage