Tolmiea Explained

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.^[1]

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

Species

Two species are accepted.

• Tolmiea diplomenziesii – California and Oregon
• Tolmiea menziesii – Alaska, British Columbia, Oregon, and Washington

References

Notes and References

1. Web site: Flora of North America . eFloras.org . 2014-06-03.