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Saxifraga unalaschensis

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Name

Identification
Saxifraga unalaschensis Sternb. [family SAXIFRAGACEAE ] (stored under name); Saxifraga davurica Willd. [family SAXIFRAGACEAE ]
Related name
  • Saxifraga davurica
  • Saxifraga unalaschensis

Flora

Entry for Micranthes unalaschensis (Sternberg) Gornall & H. Ohba [family ]
Herbarium
Flora of North America (FNA)
Collection
Flora of North America
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora of North America, Vol 8,
Names
Micranthes unalaschensis (Sternberg) Gornall & H. Ohba [family ], J. Bot. Res. Inst. Texas, 1: 1022. 2007,
Saxifraga unalaschensis Sternberg [family SAXIFRAGACEAE], Revis. Saxifrag., suppl., 2: 9. 1831
Saxifraga calycina Sternberg subsp. unalaschensis (Sternberg) Hultén [family SAXIFRAGACEAE]
Saxifraga davurica Willdenow var. unalaschensis (Sternberg) Engler [family SAXIFRAGACEAE]
Treatment Author(s)
Luc Brouillet
Patrick E. Elvander†
Information
Plants solitary or tufted, with bulbils on caudices or rhizomatous. Leaves basal; petiole flattened, 1–2 cm; blade broadly obovate to round, 1–3.5 cm, ± fleshy, base cuneate, margins distally toothed, sparsely ciliate, surfaces glabrous. Inflorescences 2–10-flowered, open thyrses, racemiform distally, sometimes solitary flowers, 3–15 cm, tangled-hairy. Flowers: sepals reflexed, ovate; petals white to cream or pinkish, not spotted, elliptic to oblong, ± clawed, 3.5–5 mm, longer than sepals; filaments linear, flattened; pistils connate 1/2+ their lengths; ovary at least 1/2 inferior. Capsules dark purple, valvate.
Phenology
Flowering summer
Altitude range
0–600 m
Distribution
e Asia (Russian Far East).USA Alaska
Discussion
The ovaries and capsules of Micranthes unalaschensis are ovoid, thicker and plumper than those of M. calycina and M. razshivinii, which are conic (E. Hultén 1968).

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