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Notes on Saxifragaceae Edwin B Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science Volume 31 Article 33 1977 Notes on Saxifragaceae Edwin B. Smith University of Arkansas Follow this and additional works at: http://scholarworks.uark.edu/jaas Part of the Botany Commons Recommended Citation Smith, Edwin B. (1977) "Notes on Saxifragaceae," Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science: Vol. 31 , Article 33. Available at: http://scholarworks.uark.edu/jaas/vol31/iss1/33 This article is available for use under the Creative Commons license: Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-ND 4.0). Users are able to read, download, copy, print, distribute, search, link to the full texts of these articles, or use them for any other lawful purpose, without asking prior permission from the publisher or the author. This Article is brought to you for free and open access by ScholarWorks@UARK. It has been accepted for inclusion in Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science by an authorized editor of ScholarWorks@UARK. For more information, please contact [email protected], [email protected]. Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science, Vol. 31 [1977], Art. 33 Notes on the Arkansas Saxifragaceae EDWIN B. SMITH Department of Botany &Bacteriology University of Arkansas at Fayetteville Fayetteville, Arkansas 72701 ABSTRACT Over half of the Arkansas members of the Saxifragaceae are notable due to unusual morphology or distribution within the state. They range from the inconspicuous Lepuropeta- Ion spathulatum (AAuhl.) Ell. to the conspicuous Hydrangea arborescens L. Several genera (Heuchera, Parnassia, Philadephus, Ribes) include species with highlyrestricted ranges in Ark- ansas, and one includes a single species, Mitella diphylla L., known in Arkansas only from Stone County. Special attention is called to problems in Saxifraga and Heuchera, and a modi- fied treatment of Heuchera arkansana is proposed. An annotated list and list of excluded names for the Arkansas Saxifragaceae is included. INTRODUCTION arkansana Rydb. and H. villosa Michx. var. macrorhiza (Small Rosend., Butt. &Lak. (see Table I). Spongberg (1972) noted that H Over half of the Arkansas members of the Saxifragaceae are not- arkansana is closely allied to H. villosa var. macrorhiza. Heuchera able due to unusual morphology or unusual distribution within the arkansana Rydb. was described (Small&Rydberg, 1905) on the bases state. They range from the diminutive and inconspicuous of leaf blade shape, shape of the teeth on the leaf, and the length o Lepuropetalon spathulatum (Muhl.)Ell. (often only 4-8 mm tall) to the flowering branches: blades broadly reniform,—teeth broadly the conspicuously flowering Hydrangea arborescens L.(about 1-2 m ovate and mucronate, flowering branches 1-2 dm high versus blades tall). Several genera (Heuchera, Parnassia, Philadelphus, Ribes) in- cordate to orbicular-cordate, teeth triangular, floweringbranches 2-6 clude species with highly restricted ranges in Arkansas. Mitella dm high in// villosa. As treated bymost authors today, // villosa in diphylla L.is known in Arkansas only from Stone County. Attention eludes the variety macrorhiza (Small) Rosend., Butt. & Lak., with is called to some problems in the Arkansas Saxifraga and Heuchera leaf shape and lobes similar to those inH. arkansana. The teeth of the and an annotated list and a list of excluded names for the Arkansas leaves of var. macrorhiza may be more triangular (less mucronate Saxifragaceae is provided. than those of the leaves of //. arkansana, but this character is by no means clear-cut. With the exceptions of less pubescent calyx and shorter flowering branches, H. arkansana would make a perfectly PROBLEMS INSAXIFRAGAANDHEUCHERA good H. villosa var. macrorhiza. These two differences are not, inmy opinion, sufficient for separation of // arkansana from //. villosa at The common Saxifraga of northern Arkansas is S. palmera Bush the species level. Wells (1977, personal comm.), a graduate student (cf. Spongberg, 1972). This species is not, however, covered in the at the U. of North Carolina working on a biosystematic study of Flora of Missouri (Steyermark, 1963) and other commonly used Heuchera of North America east of the Rocky Mountains, agrees manuals ofour area (Radford et al., 1968; Correll &Johnston, 1970; that // arkansana should be merged with // villosa (she is inclined to Fernald, 1950; Small, 1903, 1933). Consequently, most material of5. submerge var. macrorhiza in var. villosa, a step with which Iwould palmeri in Arkansas is misidentified as S. virginiensis. Saxifraga not presently agree). Because of the consistency of the differences palmeri is covered (as S. "virginiana" var. subintegra Goodman) in between H. arkansana and H. villosa var. macrorhiza and the differ- Waterfall (1969) but is not distinguished from S. virginiensis in that ences inrange (II. arkansana endemic to the Arkansas Ozark region; manual. The species S. palmeri and S. virginiensis are separated by H. villosa var.macrorhiza more eastern and northern), it is suggested the followingdifferences (Steyermark, 1959): that H.arkansana be treated as a variety ofH. villosa: Heuchera villosa Michx. var. arkansana (Rydb.) E.B. Smith, S. palmeri S. virginiensis COMB. NOV. Leaves entire or nearly so Leaves crenate-dentate H.arkansana Rydb. In Small, J.K. and P. A. Rydberg Pedicels glabrous or glabrate Pedicels mostly glandular- 1905. Saxifragaceae. North Amer. Flora 22(2):101. Scapes withmostly non- pubsecent N.Y. Bot. Gard. TYPE: United States: Arkansas: glandular hairs Scapes glandular-pubescent Benton Co. Shady cliffs,near Springdale. J. W. Blank- inship, s.n. Aug.16, 1895. GH!).Note: The terminal Some collections of S. palmeri innorthern Arkansas (withslightly lobes of the leaves on the type specimen are about as denticulate leaves or somewhat glandular pubescence) appear to be long as wide, incontrast withmost collections Ihave somewhat contaminated withS. virginiensis, but Ihave seen onlytwo seen which have terminal leaf lobes about twice as wide Arkansas collections that are clearly S. virginiensis: P.O. Money as long. Apparently the leaf lobing character is not 68.Pulaski Co. Rich wooded north-facing slope about 0.4 miles south always consistent. of Interstate 40 at Shillcut Bayou Bridge. March 12, 1974. NE La. U. Herbarium, Monroe, La.; L.R. Stobaugh 45. Pulaski Co. 4 mi. E. of ANNOTATEDLISTOF THE ARKANSAS SAXIFRAGACEAE Fort Roots in N. Little Rock. Wooded hillside. April2, 1969. Ark. Inthe followinglist the distribution in Arkansas is indicated, fol- Tech. U.Herbarium, Russellville, Ark. lowed bycitation of one voucher specimen. The voucher specimens A recent findofa Heuchera in Arkansas with a glabrous calyx (the are on file at the U. of Arkansas Fayetteville Herbarium, unless standard keys offer a choice of calyx villous or calyx glandular) led to otherwise indicated. Several of these taxa were not listed for a detailed examination of the Arkansas Heuchera (and some material Arkansas bySpongberg (1972). borrowed from the U.of Georgia, Athens, Ga.). The glabrous-calyx plant is clearly a form of H. villosa Michx. var. villosa, similar in Heuchera americana L. var. brevipetala Rosend., Butt.&Lak. other aspects to that variety (Table I).The most recent monograph of Garland, Hot Springs, Logan, Ouachita & Pulaski Cos.; Heuchera (Rosendahl et al., 1936) did notlist H. villosa for Arkansas, Mtis5055. but this glabrous-calyx form of H. villosa var. villosa had notbeen Heuchera americana L. var. hirsuticaulis (Wheelock) Rosend., collected inthe state as of 1936. Spongberg (1972) also did notlist H. Butt.&Lak. villosa forArkansas. NWV3(+ Jefferson Co.); Moore 4101 13. The examination of the Arkansas and Georgia material of Heuchera parviflora Bartl. Cos.; Heuchera convinced me that there are few differences between H. Izardand Stone Moore 540734. 100 Arkansas Academy of Science Proceedings, Vol.XXXI,1977 Published by Arkansas Academy of Science, 1977 100 Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science, Vol. 31 [1977], Art. 33 Edwin B. Smith Heuchera puberula Mackenz. &Bush Philadelphus pubescens Loisel. var.intectus (Beadle) Rehd. Cleburne, Conway, Dallas & Van Buren Cos.; AAoore This variety, listed by Demaree (1943), is considered 420270. synonymous with the species. Heuchera villosa AAichx.var.arkansana (Rdyb.) E. B. Smith Ribes americana Mill. Benton, Faulkner &Washington Cos.; Demaree 4560. This species, listed by Demaree (1943), is a more north- Heuchera villosa AAichx.var. villosa ern species (cf. Fernald, 1950) not represented in any Benton, Cleburne, Newton &Pope Cos.; Smith 3096. Arkansas material Ihave seen. Hydrangea arborescens L. Ribes missouriense Nutt. var. ozarkanum Fassett N% (+OuachitaCo.); Smith 1496. The var. ozarkanum intergrades with typical material to Itea virginica L. the extent that it is probably not worth recognizing. SE3/5; Moore 480193. Tiarella cordifolia L. Lepuropetalon spathulatum (Muhl.)Ell. We have no voucher material ot this species from Arkan- SV4; Moore &lltis 53159. sas. Itwas listed by Demaree (1943), but until authentic Mileila diphylla L. voucher material is located Iam considering itexcluded. Stone Co.; Smith 1777. Parnassia grandifolia DC. LITERATURE CITED E. Ozark region; Lipscomb347. Penthorum sedoides L. CORRELL, D.S. and M.C.JOHNSTON. 1970. Manual of the vascu- General; Miller605. lar plants of Texas (Cont. Texas Research Foundation, vol. 6), Philadelphus hirsutus Nutt. Renner, Tex. 1881 pp. N-central; Tucker 8485. Philadelphus inodorus L. DEMAREE, D. 1943. A catalogue of the vascular plants ofArkansas. Logan Co.; Demaree
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