Tolmiea

Tolmiea is a genus of flowering plants containing two species native to western North America. The genus was formerly considered to be monotypic until diploid populations were split off as T. diplomenziesii from the tetraploid populations of T. menziesii.[1]

Tolmiea
Tolmiea menziesii 6537.JPG
Scientific classificatione
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Tracheophytes
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Eudicots
Order:Saxifragales
Family:Saxifragaceae
Genus:Tolmiea
Torr. & Gray
Species

2, see text

The genus was named after the Scottish-Canadian botanist William Fraser Tolmie.

SpeciesEdit

There are 2 species:

  • Tolmiea diplomenziesii
  • Tolmiea menziesii


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