Family | BERBERIDACEAE |
Genus species | Achlys triphylla DC. |
Bibliography | Syst. Nat. 2: 35 (1821) |
Native Range | sw. Canada to n. California |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | thickets and woods |
Altitude | 0-1500m |
Description | leaves long petiolate, solitary from scaly base, ternate, leaflets broadly cuneate, palmativenose, irregularly sinuate, flowers minute in spike |
Size | 25-40cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | cold, shady site with a humous, moist soil alpine house, moist, humous soil, shade |
Propagation | seed in winter, germ. 3-12 months, 13-16°C division in early spring; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Leontice triphylla Sm. |
Territory | 7 Northern America 71 Western Canada (BRC British Columbia) 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (ORE Oregon, WAS Washington) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California) |