PLANTS Profile for Saxifraga michauxii (Michaux's saxifrage)

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Saxifraga michauxii Britton
Michaux's saxifrage

Symbol:

SAMI5

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Saxifragaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48

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Line Drawing of Saxifraga michauxii Britton

Hydatica petiolaris

Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. 3 vols. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York. Vol. 2: 221. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.

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Saxifraga michauxii Britton

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Synonyms:
Saxifraga michauxii Britton

	HYPE7	Hydatica petiolaris (Raf.) Small
	SPMI5	Spathularia michauxii (Britton) Small

Native Status:
Saxifraga michauxii Britton


View Distribution	Native Introduced

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USA (GA, KY, MD, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)

Related Taxa:
Saxifraga michauxii Britton

View 25 genera in Saxifragaceae, 72 species in Saxifraga

Classification:
Saxifraga michauxii Britton

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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 michauxii Britton – Michaux's saxifrage

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Saxifraga michauxii Britton

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.

Kentucky:
Michaux's saxifrage		Threatened

Wetland Indicator Status:

NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]). For updated wetland information about this species, see the latest wetland list.

Saxifraga michauxii Britton

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Reg. 0

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FACU,FACW-

FACU

FACW-

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Saxifraga michauxii Britton

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 24284.

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

Time Generated: 05/22/2013 09:27 AM CDT