Tiarella trifoliata L.

Threeleaf foamflower (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Saxifragales > Saxifragaceae > Tiarella

Characteristics

Flowering stems 10-70 cm. Leaves simple or 3-foliolate; cauline leaves 1-4, simple or 3-foliolate; petiole 0.2-20 cm; blade 2-10 × 3-15 cm. Inflorescences narrow panicles, 15-70-flowered, 10-70 × 1-5 cm. Pedicels subtended by finely dissected bracts, 0.1-1.2 cm, glandular-stipitate. Flowers: hypanthium campanulate, 2-3 mm, glandular-stipitate; perianth somewhat bilaterally symmetric; sepals spreading at anthesis, reflexed in fruit, 1-1.5 × 0.5-0.8 mm; petals caducous, spreading, linear or subulate, unlobed, 2-3 × 0.5 mm, base clawed, apex attenuate; stamens unequal, 3-4 mm and 1.8-2.5 mm; anthers oblong, 0.4-0.5 mm. Capsules 0.6-0.9 cm. Seeds 2-6, ovoid, 1.2-1.5 × 0.6-0.9 mm.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Hardiness (USDA) 4-9

Usage

Uses medicinal
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Therapeutic use Cough Medicine (leaf)
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Cultivation

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Germination duration (days) 14 - 90
Germination temperacture (C°) 10
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Images

Leaf

Tiarella trifoliata leaf picture by Ethan Greer (cc-by-sa)
Tiarella trifoliata leaf picture by Paul Oostindie (cc-by-sa)
Tiarella trifoliata leaf picture by Mango Don (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Tiarella trifoliata flower picture by Don Schuetze (cc-by-sa)
Tiarella trifoliata flower picture by jacksun (cc-by-sa)
Tiarella trifoliata flower picture by Jim Conroy (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Tiarella trifoliata world distribution map, present in Canada and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:794902-1
WFO ID wfo-0001135731
COL ID 7BYQM
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Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Blondia trifoliata Petalosteira laciniata Tiarella stenopetala Tiarella trifoliata var. trifoliata Tiarella trifoliata subsp. trifoliata Tiarella trifoliata

Lower taxons

Tiarella trifoliata var. laciniata Tiarella trifoliata var. unifoliata