Difference between revisions of "Darmera peltata"

(Torrey ex Bentham) Voss

Gärtn. Zentralbl. 1: 645. 1899,.

Basionym: Saxifraga peltata Torrey ex Bentham
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|discussion=<p>Darmera peltata is found in the Sierra Nevada of California from Tulare County to Siskiyou County and in the Klamath Mountains and Coast Range from Humboldt County in California to Benton County, Oregon. It is sometimes cultivated as an ornamental. Pregnant Karok women took an infusion of the roots of D. peltata to prevent the fetus from getting too large; Karok and Miwok Indians ate the plant (D. E. Moerman 1998).</p>
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Revision as of 18:04, 18 September 2019

Leaves: petiole 20–150 cm; blade (5–)10–60(–90) cm wide. Inflorescences scapose, 30–150 cm, sparsely stipitate-glandular. Flowers: hypanthium saucerlike, 0.5–1 mm; sepals reflexed, rounded to oblong, 2.5–5 mm, apex rounded; petals spreading, broadly elliptic to obovate, unlobed, 5–9 × 4–4.5 mm; stamens 4 mm; styles divergent, 1 mm. Capsules 2, reddish, elliptic, 7–11 mm. Seeds 120–150, 1–1.5 mm. 2n = 34.


Phenology: Flowering Apr–Jul.
Habitat: Among wet rocks in and near streams
Elevation: 30-1800 m

Discussion

Darmera peltata is found in the Sierra Nevada of California from Tulare County to Siskiyou County and in the Klamath Mountains and Coast Range from Humboldt County in California to Benton County, Oregon. It is sometimes cultivated as an ornamental. Pregnant Karok women took an infusion of the roots of D. peltata to prevent the fetus from getting too large; Karok and Miwok Indians ate the plant (D. E. Moerman 1998).

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.