Micranthes careyana (Gray) Small
Detail
- Family
- Saxifragaceae
- Botanical Name
- Micranthes careyana (Gray) Small
- Common Name
- Carey's Saxifrage
- Synonym(s)
- Saxifraga careyana Gray
- Flora of Virginia Name/Status
- Micranthes careyana (A. Gray) Small
- Comments
- Recent studies by Max Lanning at Western Carolina University determined that most Virginia populations of the careyana/caroliniana pair are M. caroliniana. To date, M. careyana is known only from Scott County.
- Habitat
- Sheltered, seepy, rock face in rich cove forest. Rare, sw. mountains; known from a single collection on the n. face of Clinch Mountain, near Hilton, Scott County.
- Native Status
- Native
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