Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
Genus species | Tellima grandiflora (Pursh) Douglas ex Lindl. |
Synonyms | Mitella grandiflora Pursh |
Tellima breviflora Rydb. | |
Tellima nudicaulis Greene | |
Habitat | thickets and woods |
Altitude | 0-2000m |
Description | basal leaves with hirsute petiole, cordate-triangular to reniform, 3-8cm wide, shallowly 5-7-lobate, irregularly crenate, raceme lax, 10-35-flowered, petals laciniate |
Size | 40-90cm |
Color | dark red, greenish white |
Bloom | spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | cold, shady site with a humous, moist soil alpine house, humous, gravelly soil, shade |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 3-6 months, 16-18°C division in early spring |
Territory |
Northern America
Subarctic America (Aleutian Is. , Alaska ) Western Canada (British Columbia ) Northwestern U.S.A. (Idaho , Montana , Oregon , Washington ) Southwestern U.S.A. (California) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | SAXIFRAGACEAE
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