Hydrophyllum tenuipes A.Heller

Pacific waterleaf (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Boraginales > Boraginaceae > Hydrophyllum

Characteristics

A herb. It spreads by underground stems or rhizomes to form large colonies. The flowers are greenish-white.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.75
Root system rhizome
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a temperate plant. It grows in shady places.
More
Moist woods at lower elevations.
Light 4-6
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 4-10

Usage

The roots are probably cooked and then eaten.
Uses -
Edible roots stems
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Hydrophyllum tenuipes unspecified picture

Distribution

Hydrophyllum tenuipes world distribution map, present in Canada and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:125330-2
WFO ID wfo-0000726718
COL ID 3N8MJ
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Hydrophyllum tenuipes Hydrophyllum tenuipes var. viride