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Tolmiea menziesii

(Pursh) Torr. & Gray

Piggyback Plant

G5Secure Found in 66 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.1154983
Element CodePDSAX11020
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderRosales
FamilySaxifragaceae
GenusTolmiea
Other Common Names
Tolmiée de Menzies (FR) youth on age (EN)
Concept Reference
Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2009. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 8. Magnoliophyta: Paeoniaceae to Ericaceae. Oxford University Press, New York. xxiv + 585 pp.
Taxonomic Comments
Tolmiea diplomenziesii was split from Tolmiea menziesii in 2007 (Judd et al.), creating a more narrow view of this species concept.
Conservation Status
Rank MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2015-08-05
Change Date1990-01-16
Range Extent Comments
Tolmiea menziesii occurs in Canada and the United States from Alaska south to Oregon.
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
British ColumbiaS5Yes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
AlaskaSNRYes
WashingtonSNRYes
OregonSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (66)
Alaska (14)
AreaForestAcres
Behm IslandsTongass National Forest4,777
ClevelandTongass National Forest189,447
EudoraTongass National Forest195,022
KartaTongass National Forest52,117
KekuTongass National Forest10,869
KogishTongass National Forest65,216
McKenzieTongass National Forest83,103
North RevillaTongass National Forest215,430
NutkwaTongass National Forest53,735
Port AlexanderTongass National Forest120,681
RevillaTongass National Forest29,298
SecurityTongass National Forest31,428
Thorne RiverTongass National Forest72,983
TwelvemileTongass National Forest37,940
California (7)
AreaForestAcres
Black ButteMendocino National Forest15,461
Cow CreekShasta-Trinity National Forest22,627
Cow CreekSix Rivers National Forest1,271
GriderKlamath National Forest10,647
JohnsonKlamath National Forest10,652
Orleans Mtn. BSix Rivers National Forest17,183
PortugueseKlamath National Forest18,915
Oregon (18)
AreaForestAcres
Bull Of The WoodsMt. Hood National Forest8,843
Drift CreekSiuslaw National Forest6,333
EagleMt. Hood National Forest16,841
Echo MountainWillamette National Forest8,098
FairviewUmpqua National Forest7,417
Gordon MeadowsWillamette National Forest9,463
Hebo 1aSiuslaw National Forest13,930
LarchMt. Hood National Forest12,961
Mclennon MountainWillamette National Forest8,085
Menagerie (rooster Rock)Willamette National Forest374
Mt. Hood AdditionsMt. Hood National Forest13,061
Opal CreekWillamette National Forest5,417
Roaring RiverMt. Hood National Forest27,316
Salmon - HuckleberryMt. Hood National Forest17,570
Twin LakesMt. Hood National Forest6,055
Umpqua SpitSiuslaw National Forest2,090
Williams CreekUmpqua National Forest5,844
Wind CreekMt. Hood National Forest5,438
Washington (27)
AreaForestAcres
Alpine Lakes Adj.Wenatchee National Forest57,104
Bear CreekGifford Pinchot National Forest7,980
Boulder RiverMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest32,563
Dark DivideGifford Pinchot National Forest52,483
Dixon MountainGifford Pinchot National Forest6,339
Eagle RockMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest34,064
Glacier Peak BMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest19,328
Glacier Peak JMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest26,482
Glacier Peak KMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest47,269
Glacier Peak LMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest14,084
Green MountainOlympic National Forest4,617
Jefferson RidgeOlympic National Forest6,512
Jupiter RidgeOlympic National Forest10,148
LightningOlympic National Forest7,179
Madison CreekOlympic National Forest1,223
Moonlight DomeOlympic National Forest4,919
Mt. Baker MaMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest24,847
Mt. Baker Noisy - DiobsudMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest56,039
Mt. Baker NorthMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest16,873
Mt. Baker WestMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest25,390
Mt. BaldyOlympic National Forest3,557
PompeyGifford Pinchot National Forest23,985
QuilceneOlympic National Forest18,656
Silver StarGifford Pinchot National Forest7,779
SiouxonGifford Pinchot National Forest12,773
South QuinaultOlympic National Forest11,081
Upper SkokomishOlympic National Forest9,311
References (4)
  1. Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2009. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 8. Magnoliophyta: Paeoniaceae to Ericaceae. Oxford University Press, New York. xxiv + 585 pp.
  2. Judd, W., D. Soltis, P. Soltis, and G. Ionta. 2007. <i>Tolmiea diplomenziesii</i>: A New Species from the Pacific Northwest and the Diploid Sister Taxon of the Autotetraploid <i>T. menziesii</i> (Saxifragaceae). Brittonia 59(3):217-225.
  3. Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
  4. Munz, P.A., with D.D. Keck. 1959. A California flora. Univ. California Press, Berkeley. 1681 pp.