Hydrophyllum tenuipes

Hydrophyllum tenuipes
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Boraginales
Family:	Boraginaceae
Genus:	Hydrophyllum
Species:	H. tenuipes
Binomial name
	Hydrophyllum tenuipes; L.

Hydrophyllum tenuipes, the Pacific waterleaf, is an herbaceous perennial plant native to North America. It is found in western North America from British Columbia to northern California.

Ecology[]

The Hydrophyllum tenuipes plant spreads by rhizomes to form large colonies in wooded areas. Flowers are greenish-white to lavender, appearing in mid to late spring.

Description[]

Five conspicuous stamen extend beyond the five petals to a length more than twice as long as the petals. Sepals bristly on margins. There are numerous clusters of flowers on stalks extending from upper leaf axils.^[1]

Range[]

Hydrophyllum tenuipes grows at low to mid elevation in shady conditions often in close association with Tolmiea menziesii (Youth on Age), which blooms during the same period.

References[]

^ Paul Alaback, Joe Antos, Trevor Goward, Ken Lertzman, , , Rosamund Pojar, Andrew Reed, Nancy Turner, Dale Vitt (2004). Jim Pojar and Andy MacKinnon (ed.). Plants of the Pacific Northwest Coast (Revised ed.). Vancouver: Lone Pine Publishing. p. 231. ISBN 978-1-55105-530-5.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)

External links[]

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[Pojar-1] Paul Alaback, Joe Antos, Trevor Goward, Ken Lertzman, , , Rosamund Pojar, Andrew Reed, Nancy Turner, Dale Vitt (2004). Jim Pojar and Andy MacKinnon (ed.). Plants of the Pacific Northwest Coast (Revised ed.). Vancouver: Lone Pine Publishing. p. 231. ISBN 978-1-55105-530-5.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)

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