Tolmiea menziesii
Fl. N. Amer. 1: 582. 1840,.
IllustratedEndemic
Basionym: Tiarella menziesii Pursh Fl. Amer. Sept. 1: 313. 1813
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Basal rosettes usually well developed. Cauline leaves not or only slightly longer than wide, i. e., length-width quotient usually 0.6–1.1 (average 0.9); plantlets frequently produced. 2n = 28.
Phenology: Flowering spring–summer.
Habitat: Moist woods, particularly along streams
Elevation: 0-1800 m
Distribution
B.C., Alaska, Oreg., Wash.
Discussion
Hybrids (with 2n = 21) between Tolmiea menziesii and Tellima grandiflora have been reported from Washington (D. E. Soltis and B. A. Bohm 1985). The Cowlitz Indians applied a poultice of fresh leaves to boils and the Mahak Indians ate raw sprouts in early spring (D. E. Moerman 1998).
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.
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dehiscent +
acute +
developed +
cordate +
crenate +
2-beaked +
connate +
parietal +
not cormlike +
quotient +
only slightly longer than wide , i +
reduced +
arising +
axillary +
straight +
oily +
copious +
filiform +
homostylous +
symmetric +
absent +
capsular +
valvate +
septicidal +
multicellular +
greenish +
Present +
persistent +
simple +
cauline +
proximal +
parietal +
connate +
axile +
superior +
varying +
anatropous +
distinct +
absent +
absent +
stipitate-glandular +
connate +
unequal +
equal +
free +
Fl. N. Amer. +
branched +
winged +
straight +
5;200 +
muricate +
subglobose +
green +
distinct +
vegetative +
absent +
persistent +
capitate +
absent +
palmate +
Tolmiea menziesii +
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species +
broad +
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