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Saxifragaceae

W/C = Wild Collected
Tolmiea menziesii (Pursh.) Torr. & Gray

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

  • Country of Origin: western North America
  • Habitat:

  • Uses: plantlets arise at point of petiole attachment
Restrictions:

  • Poisonous Plant Parts - Not for Human Consumption
    May cause a minor skin irritation which is usually short-lived.
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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: 6602 - BPB:6600:Bench 2
  • Qty: 1 confirmed on 08-24-2009
Classification:

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