PLANTS Profile for Saxifraga caroliniana (Carolina saxifrage)

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Saxifraga caroliniana A. Gray
Carolina saxifrage

Symbol:

SACA20

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Saxifragaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48

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Line Drawing of Saxifraga caroliniana A. Gray

Micranthes caroliniana

Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. Vol. 2: 219. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.

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Saxifraga caroliniana A. Gray

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Synonyms:
Saxifraga caroliniana A. Gray

MICA11

Micranthes caroliniana (A. Gray) Small

Distribution:
Saxifraga caroliniana A. Gray


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USA (NC, TN, VA, WV)

Related Taxa:
Saxifraga caroliniana A. Gray

View 25 genera in Saxifragaceae, 72 species in Saxifraga

Classification:
Saxifraga caroliniana A. Gray

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Rosidae
Order	Rosales
Family	Saxifragaceae – Saxifrage family
Genus	Saxifraga L. – saxifrage
Species	Saxifraga caroliniana A. Gray – Carolina saxifrage

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Saxifraga caroliniana A. Gray

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Tennessee:
Carolina saxifrage		Endangered

Wetland Indicator Status:
Saxifraga caroliniana A. Gray

Nat. Ind.

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Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

FAC-,FACW

FACW

FAC-

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Saxifraga caroliniana A. Gray

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 24262.

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

Time Generated: 11/23/2009 05:23 PM MST