Micranthes nelsoniana var. insularis

(Hultén) Gornall & H. Ohba

J. Bot. Res. Inst. Texas 1: 1020. 2007,.

Basionym: Saxifraga punctata subsp. insularis Hultén Svensk Bot. Tidskr. 30: 524, fig. 5. 1936
Synonyms: Saxifraga nelsoniana subsp. insularis (Hultén) Hultén Saxifraga punctata var. insularis (Hultén) B. Boivin
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 8. Treatment on page 56. Mentioned on page 55.

Leaf-blades thick, fleshy, margins 12–18-toothed. Inflorescences congested, tangled ascending-hairy. Pistils connate most of their lengths. Capsules 3–8 mm.


Phenology: Flowering summer.
Habitat: Wet tundra, stream banks
Elevation: 0-1000 m

Distribution

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Alaska, e Asia (Japan), e Asia (Russian Far East)

Discussion

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

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

"thick" is not a number. "thin" is not a number."full" is not a number.

epigynous +, perigynous +  and hypogynous +
palmate +  and pinnate +
acute +  and obtuse or rounded +
Luc Brouillet +  and Patrick E. Elvander† +
(Hultén) Gornall & H. Ohba +
cordate +
Saxifraga punctata subsp. insularis +
dentate +, serrate +  and entire +
glandular-ciliate +  and ciliate +
reniform +  and round +
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (9 cm90 mm <br />0.09 m <br />) +
2(-3)-beaked +  and folliclelike +
green;yellow and purplish tinged +
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br />) +
3-carpellate +  and 2-carpellate +
connate +  and distinct +
ebracteate +, bracteate +  and 2-300(-1000+)-flowered +
Alaska +, e Asia (Japan) +  and e Asia (Russian Far East) +
0-1000 m +
club--shaped +
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 +
Wet tundra, stream banks +
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 />) +
brown-tipped +, open +  and 10+-flowered +
10 cm100 mm <br />0.1 m <br /> (35 cm350 mm <br />0.35 m <br />) +
opposite +  and alternate +
glandular-ciliate +, short +  and eciliate +
12-18-toothed +
crassinucellate +, unitegmic +  and bitegmic +
epigynous +, perigynous +  and hypogynous +
purple-margined +
orange-spotted +, white +  and pinkish +
reddish purple +  and purple +
distinct +
ovate +  and oblong +
0.25 cm2.5 mm <br />0.0025 m <br /> (0.45 cm4.5 mm <br />0.0045 m <br />) +
peltate +  and jointed +
3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br /> (30 cm300 mm <br />0.3 m <br />) +
Flowering summer. +
2(-3)-carpellate +
1/2 +  and 3/4 +
unequal +
J. Bot. Res. Inst. Texas +
straight +
muricate +, cellular-rugulose +, tuberculate +, pitted +, papillate +  and wrinkled +
ovoid +, ellipsoid +  and oblong +
reddish +  and green +
distinct +
unbranched +  and branched +
persistent +
horizontal +  and erect +
2 +  and 3 +
connate +  and distinct +
hairy +  and glabrous +
Saxifraga nelsoniana subsp. insularis +  and Saxifraga punctata var. insularis +
Micranthes nelsoniana var. insularis +
Micranthes nelsoniana +
variety +
dentate +, serrate +  and entire +
tufted +  and solitary +
annual +, biennial +  and perennial +