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Micranthes nelsoniana var. insularis

Micranthes nelsoniana var. nelsoniana
Photo is of parent taxon
Photo is of parent taxon
Leaf

blades thick, fleshy, margins 12–18-toothed.

blades slightly fleshy, margins 15–21-toothed.
Inflorescences

congested, tangled ascending-hairy.

Pistils

connate most of their lengths.

connate most of their lengths.
Capsules

3–8 mm.

3–8 mm.
In

-florescences usually congested, purple- or brown-tipped, erect stipitate-glandular.
2n

= ca. 80, ca. 84.

Micranthes nelsoniana var. insularis

Micranthes nelsoniana var. nelsoniana
Phenology Flowering summer. Flowering summer.
Habitat Wet tundra, stream banks Arctic tundra, mountain stream banks
Elevation 0-1000 m (0-3300 ft) 0-1200 m (0-3900 ft)
Distribution
from FNA
AK; e Asia (Japan, Russian Far East)
[BONAP county map]
from FNA
AK; NT; YT; e Asia (Russian Far East)
[BONAP county map]
Discussion

In the flora area, variety insularis is known only from the Aleutian Islands.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
Source FNA vol. 8, p. 56. FNA vol. 8, p. 55.
Parent taxa Saxifragaceae > Micranthes > Micranthes nelsoniana Saxifragaceae > Micranthes > Micranthes nelsoniana
Sibling taxa
M. nelsoniana var. carlottae, M. nelsoniana var. cascadensis, M. nelsoniana var. nelsoniana, M. nelsoniana var. porsildiana
M. nelsoniana var. carlottae, M. nelsoniana var. cascadensis, M. nelsoniana var. insularis, M. nelsoniana var. porsildiana
Synonyms Saxifraga punctata subsp. insularis, Saxifraga nelsoniana subsp. insularis, Saxifraga punctata var. insularis
Name authority (Hultén) Gornall & H. Ohba: J. Bot. Res. Inst. Texas 1: 1020. (2007) unknown
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