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Elmera racemosa

Elmera
Habit Herbaceous perennial from slender rhizomes, the erect flowering stems 1-2.5 dm. tall.
Leaves

Basal leaves with reniform blades 3-5 cm. broad, much wider than long, with large membranous, brownish stipules;

leaf blades shallowly lobed, the lobes with rounded teeth, strongly pubescent, glandular above;

cauline leaves 2-3, small.
Flowers

Inflorescence a terminal raceme;

calyx cup-shaped, greenish-yellow, the tubular portion 3-4 mm. long, the 5 lobes the same length, triangular-oblong, erect;

petals 5, white, with a short claw about equaling the 3-7 cleft blade;

stamens 5.
Fruits

Ovoid capsule 4-5 mm. long, the 2 carpels fused less than + their length.

Elmera racemosa
Flowering time June-August
Habitat Rock crevices and rocky ridges and slopes, mid- to high elevations in the mountains.
Distribution
In the Olympic and Cascade Mountains of Washington; Washington south to Oregon.
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Origin Native
Conservation status Not of concern
Subordinate taxa
E. racemosa var. puberulenta, E. racemosa var. racemosa
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