Species

Tolmiea diplomenziesii (Piggyback plant)

Tolmiea diplomenziesii. Photo: (c) Monica Ventrice, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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The plant Tolmiea diplomenziesii is a member of the genus Tolmiea. It is found in Oregon and California and is endemic to the United States. The plant was formerly considered to be part of T. menziesii but was split off as a separate species because while T. menziesii are tetraploid, T. diplomenziesii are diploid.

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Plantae (Plants)
  - Phylum: Tracheophyta (Vascular plants)
    - Subphylum: Angiospermae (Flowering plants)
      - Class: Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
        Order: Saxifragales (Saxifrages, stonecrops, and allies)
        Family: Saxifragaceae (Saxifrage family)
        Tribe: Heuchereae (Alumroot tribe)
        Genus: Tolmiea (Piggyback plants and youth-on-ages)
        Species: Tolmiea diplomenziesii (Piggyback plant)

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