Common Names: Cliff Saxifrage

SYN: Saxifraga michauxii
DNA gives that this species is more like the arctic species of Micranthes than to the other species of the Southern Appalachians. This indicates that it did not evolve within the other southern Micranthes, but migrated to the southern Appalachians from the north, possibly during glacial periods

Note: Of the five white petals, the three upper and wider petals have two yellow/green dots. The two lower petals are slimmer and longer. Very distinctive and similar to those found in North Cascades (Micranthes ferruginea).

Endemic to southern Appalachians.

Blue Ridge Parkway: Pisgah NF
Habitat: wet seeps on granitic rock outcrop at high elevation.
Elevation: 1,000m (3,280 ft)
Bloom Time: 22-JUL