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Micranthes nelsoniana var. carlottae
Photo is of parent taxon

dotted saxifrage
Leaf

blades slightly fleshy, margins 9–12 toothed.
Inflorescences

somewhat congested, tangled-ascending hairy.
Pistils

connate most of their lengths.
Capsules

6–12 mm.
2n

= 72.

Micranthes nelsoniana var. carlottae
Phenology Flowering summer.
Habitat Stream banks, wet areas
Elevation 0-1000 m (0-3300 ft)
Distribution
from FNA
BC; YT
[BONAP county map]
Discussion

Variety carlottae is known mostly from the Queen Charlotte Islands and adjacent coastal British Columbia.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
Source FNA vol. 8, p. 55.
Parent taxa Saxifragaceae > Micranthes > Micranthes nelsoniana
Sibling taxa
M. nelsoniana var. cascadensis, M. nelsoniana var. insularis, M. nelsoniana var. nelsoniana, M. nelsoniana var. porsildiana
Synonyms Saxifraga punctata subsp. carlottae, Saxifraga nelsoniana subsp. carlottae
Name authority (Calder & Savile) Gornall & H. Ohba: J. Bot. Res. Inst. Texas 1: 1020. (2007)
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