Details of Genus: Tolmiea Torrey & A.Gray
ID: 2119
Genus ja:
Genus en: Pick-a-back plant, Youth-on-age
# spp.: N/A (from genus_families table) | 0 (from names table)
Accepted: Accepted
Family: Saxifragaceae
Family ja: ユキノシタ
Infra familial classification:
Distribution en:
Description en: Genus of one species of fast-spreading, hairy herbaceous perennial occurring in coniferous woodland in W. North America. It is unusual in that young plants are produced on the leaves, where leaf-stalk and blade meet. Leafy stems bear erect racemes of small, cup-shaped, greenish purple flowers with 3 stamens. Grow as ground cover in a woodland garden or as a foliage houseplant.
Hardiness en: Fully hardy.
Cultivation en:
Propagation en: Sow seed in containers in a cold frame in autumn. Divide in spring. Remove and pot up plantlets from the leaves in mid- to late summer, or peg leaves into potting compost and remove plantlets when rooted.
Pests en: Trouble free.
Description ja:
Comment: W N America
Comment ja: ピギーバッグプランツ(piggyback plant)
Type species:
Phylogenetic definition:
Update information: Created: 2007-12-06 12:51; Updated: 2026-03-03 21:58
Family:
| System | Accepted? | Botanical name | Japanese name | Infra-familial classification | # species | |
| APG4 | Accepted | Saxifragaceae | ユキノシタ科 | Show | ||
| PB2 | Saxifragaceae | ユキノシタ科 | Show | |||
| PB3 | Saxifragaceae | ユキノシタ科 | Show |