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Accession Data:

Tolmiea menziesii (Pursh.) Torr. & Gray

  • Common Name: Piggyback Plant
  • Family: Saxifragaceae Juss.

  • Country of Origin: western North America

  • Uses: plantlets arise at point of petiole attachment
  • USDA Zone: 6a-9b

Accession Data:

  • Accession # 200202455
  • Source: Tim Devine - CSU Chico
  • Provenance: CSU-Chico# 1996149 collected Fern Canyon, Humboldt Co. CA by Tim Devine 23 June 1996.
  • Accession Date: 10-17-2002
  • Bench: 2308 - Nearctic
    • Currently: active - healthy
    • Qty: 2 confirmed on 07-29-2024
  • Restrictions:
    • Poisonous Plant Parts - Not for Human Consumption
      May cause a minor skin irritation which is usually short-lived.

Classification:

  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Class: Magnoliopsida
  • SubClass: core eudicots
  • Order: Saxifragales
  • SubOrder:
  • Family: Saxifragaceae
  • SubFamily:
  • Tribe:
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Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:
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References (internal):

  • EEB 3271 - Systematic Botany
  • Floriculture CDE Plant List

References (external):

  1. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Accessed 26 February 2015.
  2. Plants For A Future Website

data regenerated on Sat, 05 Oct 2024 11:56:56 -0400 [bcm v4.0]

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Current Accessions in the Saxifragaceae

  • Bergenia crassifolia
  • Saxifraga stolonifera
  • Tiarella polyphylla
  • Tolmiea menziesii W/C
W/C = Wild Collected
= indicates flowering in past 14 days
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= map available for this accession
= accession added within past 90 days
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