Micranthes stellaris (L.) Galasso, Banfi & Soldano

Saxifragine étoilée (fr), Micranthe étoilé (fr), Saxifrage étoilée (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Saxifragales > Saxifragaceae > Micranthes

Characteristics

Plants tufted or mat-forming, with ± branched caudices or stolonlike rhizomes. Leaves basal; petiole ± absent; blade obovate to elliptic, 1-5 cm, ± fleshy, base cuneate, margins 1-3-toothed in distal 1/2, ciliate, surfaces hairy. Inflorescences 2-10-flowered, open, lax cymes, sometimes solitary flowers, (all or some flowers replaced with bulbils, bulbils sometimes absent), 5-20 cm, sparsely to moderately purple-tipped stipitate-glandular. Flowers: sepals reflexed, narrowly elliptic to lanceolate; petals white, each with 1-2 basal yellow spots, lanceolate, clawed, 3-8 mm (2 often slightly larger), longer than sepals; filaments linear, flattened; pistils connate 1/2+ their lengths; ovary superior, (to 1/3 adnate to hypanthium). Capsules green to purple, valvate. 2n = 28.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination
Spread barochory
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.07 - 0.18
Root system rhizome
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light -
Soil humidity 4-8
Soil texture 4-8
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) 17 - 21
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Leaf

Micranthes stellaris leaf picture by bailey mark (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Micranthes stellaris flower picture by Dieter Eysermans (cc-by-sa)
Micranthes stellaris flower picture by bailey mark (cc-by-sa)
Micranthes stellaris flower picture by König Christoph (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Micranthes stellaris world distribution map, present in Canada and France

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77068348-1
WFO ID wfo-0001280029
COL ID 6RG7N
BDTFX ID 118484
INPN ID 717310
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Robertsonia stellaris Saxifraga bejarana Saxifraga schleicheri Saxifraga stellaris Hydatica brunoniana Spatularia brunoniana Hydatica stellaris Saxifraga subalpina Spatularia stellaris Saxifraga subalpina Saxifraga pegaia Saxifraga stellaris var. stellaris Saxifraga stellaris var. brunoniana Saxifraga leucanthemifolia var. brunoniana Micranthes stellaris

Lower taxons

Saxifraga stellaris subsp. engleri Micranthes stellaris subsp. hispidula Micranthes stellaris subsp. robusta Micranthes stellaris var. gemmifera Micranthes stellaris var. paucidentata Micranthes stellaris var. obovata Micranthes stellaris var. acaulis Micranthes stellaris var. prolifera