Details of genus: Tolmiea Torrey & A.Gray [2119]
genus_ja:
genus_en: Pick-a-back plant, Youth-on-age
# spp.:
pub_year:
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: 2020-09-04 03:56
family:
| System | Accepted? | Scientific name | Japanese name | Infra-familial classification | # species | |
| APG4 | 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 |