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  3. Vascular Plants
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species 7,976 observations

Youth-on-Age

Tolmiea menziesii

Status
native
Traits
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

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6 native animals
supported in the US
  • Caterpillars Moths and butterflies raised on it Greya punctiferella 1
  • Hosted animals Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it Phytomyza tiarellae 1
  • Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors Sitka Bumble Bee, Yellow-fronted Bumble Bee, Black-tailed Bumble Bee, Fuzzy-Horned Bumble Bee 4

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Key traits

Layer
Ground covers
Light
Dappled shade
Moisture
Moist
Soil
Organic
Soil pH
Acid Neutral
Resists
Wet soil
Habit
Mounding Prostrate Spreading
Plant type
Ground cover Herbaceous perennial Poisonous

From NC State Extension and the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.

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