Flora of North America species comparison

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Tolmiea menziesii

pig a back plant, piggy-back plant, youth-on-age
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.
Basal

rosettes usually well developed.
2n

= 28.

Tolmiea menziesii
Phenology Flowering spring–summer.
Habitat Moist woods, particularly along streams
Elevation 0-1800 m (0-5900 ft)
Distribution
from FNA
AK; OR; WA; BC
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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).

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
Source FNA vol. 8, p. 108.
Parent taxa Saxifragaceae > Tolmiea
Sibling taxa
T. diplomenziesii
Synonyms Tiarella menziesii
Name authority (Pursh) Torrey & A. Gray: Fl. N. Amer. 1: 582. (1840)
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