OF THE CAROLINAS & GEORGIA

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Saxifragales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Tiarella nautila   FAMILY Saxifragaceae   Go to FSUS key



SYNONYMOUS WITH Taxonomy of Tiarella (Saxifragaceae) in the eastern USA (Nesom, 2021)

Tiarella nautila

INCLUDED WITHIN Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 8 (2009)

Tiarella cordifolia

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 094-12-001b?:

Tiarella cordifolia var. collina   FAMILY Saxifragaceae

 

COMMON NAME:
Sail-bearing Foamflower, Sail-leaf Foamflower


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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Tiarella nautila   FAMILY Saxifragaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Taxonomy of Tiarella (Saxifragaceae) in the eastern USA (Nesom, 2021)
Tiarella nautila

INCLUDED WITHIN Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 8
Tiarella cordifolia

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 094-12-001b?:
Tiarella cordifolia var. collina   FAMILY Saxifragaceae

 

Find by SCIENTIFIC NAME:

4802

Forb
Perennial

Habitat: Moist forests, cove forests, rock outcrops, well-drained bottomland forests, per Weakley's Flora

Native to North Carolina & Georgia

Uncommon

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LEAVES:
Simple
Basal & alternate (flowering stem usually with leaves or foliaceous bracts)

RHIZOMES? STOLONS?
Nonstoloniferous

FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
White
Radially symmetrical
4-5 lobed calyx with campanulate tube
5 petals
10 stamens
Superior ovary
Bisexual

FRUIT:
Capsule

 

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