Micranthes eriophora

(S. Watson) Small in N. L. Britton et al.

in N. L. Britton et al., N. Amer. Fl. 22: 142. 1905,.

Basionym: Saxifraga eriophora S. Watson Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 17: 372. 1882
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 8. Treatment on page 64. Mentioned on page 51, 53.

Plants solitary or in groups, with bulbils on caudices. Leaves basal; petiole flattened, 0.5–2.5 cm; blade ovate to elliptic, 1–2 cm, ± fleshy, base attenuate, margins sharply serrate, sparsely to densely ciliate (some glandular-tipped), surfaces densely tangled, reddish brown-hairy abaxially, glabrous adaxially. Inflorescences 10+-flowered, (flowers often secund), very open, lax, often flat-topped thyrses with distant lateral branches, 6–25 cm, pink to purplish-tipped stipitate-glandular. Flowers: sepals erect, triangular; petals white, sometimes purplish-tipped, not spotted, obovate to elliptic, not clawed or barely clawed, 4–7 mm, ca. 2 times as long as sepals; filaments linear, flattened; pistils distinct almost to base; ovary 1/3–1/2 inferior. Capsules purplish, valvate.


Phenology: Flowering late winter–early summer.
Habitat: Rocky slopes and ledges
Elevation: 1900-3000 m

Distribution

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Ariz., N.Mex., Mexico (Baja California), Mexico (Chihuahua)

Discussion

Selected References

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Lower Taxa

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epigynous +, perigynous +  and hypogynous +
palmate +  and pinnate +
acute +  and obtuse or rounded +
Luc Brouillet +  and Patrick E. Elvander† +
(S. Watson) Small in N. L. Britton et al. +
attenuate +
Saxifraga eriophora +
dentate +, serrate +  and entire +
glandular-ciliate +  and ciliate +
ovate +  and elliptic +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br />) +
2(-3)-beaked +  and folliclelike +
3-carpellate +  and 2-carpellate +
connate +  and distinct +
ebracteate +, bracteate +  and 2-300(-1000+)-flowered +
Ariz. +, N.Mex. +, Mexico (Baja California) +  and Mexico (Chihuahua) +
1900-3000 m +
flattened +
bracteate +  and 2-70+[-1000]-flowered +
unisexual +  and bisexual +
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (125 cm1,250 mm <br />1.25 m <br />) +
2-3(-4)-beaked +  and folliclelike +
Rocky slopes and ledges +
multicellular +
glabrous +, stipitate-glandular +  and hairy +
purplish +  and green +
free +  and adnate +
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (0.05 cm0.5 mm <br />5.0e-4 m <br />) +
open +  and 10+-flowered +
opposite +  and alternate +
sharply serrate;sparsely densely ciliate +
1/3 +  and 1/2 +
crassinucellate +, unitegmic +  and bitegmic +
epigynous +, perigynous +  and hypogynous +
purple-margined +
not spotted +, purplish-tipped +  and white +
reddish purple +  and purple +
distinct +
2 times as long as sepals +
obovate +  and elliptic not clawed or barely clawed +
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br />) +
peltate +  and jointed +
flattened +
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (2.5 cm25 mm <br />0.025 m <br />) +
Flowering late winter–early summer. +
2(-3)-carpellate +
unequal +
in N. L. Britton et al., N. Amer. Fl. +
straight +
muricate +, cellular-rugulose +, tuberculate +, pitted +, papillate +  and wrinkled +
ovoid +, ellipsoid +  and oblong +
reddish +  and green +
distinct +
triangular +
unbranched +  and branched +
persistent +
horizontal +  and erect +
2 +  and 3 +
connate +  and distinct +
reddish brown-hairy +
Micranthes eriophora +
Micranthes +
species +
stipitate-glandular +
flat-topped +
6 cm60 mm <br />0.06 m <br /> (25 cm250 mm <br />0.25 m <br />) +
dentate +, serrate +  and entire +
stoloniferous +  and rhizomatous +
annual +, biennial +  and perennial +