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Tolmiea

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Tolmiea
Tolmiea menziesii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Saxifragales
Family: Saxifragaceae
Genus: Tolmiea
Torr. & A.Gray (1840), nom. cons.
Species[1]
Synonyms[1]

Leptaxis Raf. (1837)

Tolmiea is a genus of flowering plants in the saxifrage family containing two species native to northwestern 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.[2]

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

Species

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Two species are accepted.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Tolmiea Torr. & A.Gray. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Flora of North America". eFloras.org. Retrieved 2014-06-03.
Tolmiea menziesii amongst bedstraw at Eglinton, Ayrshire, Scotland