Micranthes apetala Small

Species

Angiosperms > Saxifragales > Saxifragaceae > Micranthes

Characteristics

Plants solitary or in clusters, with bulbils on caudices, or short-rhizomatous. Leaves basal; petiole flattened, 0.5-3 cm; blade ± ovate, 2-5 cm, ± fleshy, base attenuate, margins entire or crenulate, eciliate, surfaces hairy. Inflorescences 10-25-flowered, congested, glomerate thyrses, 4-15 cm, pink-to purple-tipped stipitate-glandular (hairs uniseriate). Flowers: sepals erect to ascending, ovate; petals absent, sometimes 1-5, white to greenish white, not spotted, linear to oblong, clawed, 1-2 mm, much shorter than sepals; filaments linear, flattened; pistils connate to 1/2 their lengths; ovary 1/2+ inferior. Capsules reddish or purplish, folliclelike. 2n = 38.
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Growth form herb
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Hardiness (USDA) 4-9

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Distribution

Micranthes apetala world distribution map, present in United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:160018-2
WFO ID wfo-0001243247
COL ID 42QCV
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Synonyms

Saxifraga apetala Micranthes apetala