Tolmiea menziesii

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Saxifragales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Ordo: Saxifragales

Familia: Saxifragaceae
Tribus: Heuchereae
Genus: Tolmiea
Species: Tolmiea menziesii

Name

Tolmiea menziesii (Pursh) Torr. & A.Gray, Fl. N. Amer. 1:582. 1840

Synonyms

Basionym
- Tiarella menziesii Pursh, Fl. Amer. Sept. 1: 313. 1813.
Homotypic
- Heuchera menziesii (Pursh) Hook., Fl. Bor.-Amer. (Hooker) 1: 237. 1833.
- Leptaxis menziesii (Pursh) Raf., Fl. Tellur. 2: 76. 1837.
Heterotypic
- Tolmiea menziesii f. gemmifera Engl., Nat. Pflanzenfam., ed. 2 (Engler & Prantl) 18a: 160. 1930.

References

Torrey, J. & Gray, A. 1840. Order LXVI. Saxifragaceæ. Juss. Suborder I. Saxifrageæ. DC. 5. Tolmiea. Torr. & Gr. (not of Hook.) A Flora of North America 1: 582. BHL
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Tolmiea menziesii in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: April 1, 2018.

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Henne mit Küken
English: pick-a-back-plant, piggy-back plant, youth on age, thousand mothers
suomi: Kehtolehti
Nederlands: Kindje-op-moeders-schoot

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