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Hansen's Northwest Native Plant Database |
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Hansen's Northwest Native Plant Database |
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Hydrophyllum tenuipes (Pacific Waterleaf, Slender Waterleaf)
Kingdom Plantae – Plants Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons Subclass Asteridae Order Solanales Family Hydrophyllaceae – Waterleaf family Genus Hydrophyllum L. – waterleaf Species Hydrophyllum tenuipes A. Heller – Pacific waterleaf |
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This woodland plant has tall 1-2’ stems and noticeable large palmate leaves. The flower clusters contain many small greenish white blooms with an occasional touch of lavender. The stamens are very pronounced and stand well above the blossoms, in typical waterleaf fashion. This is a coastal woodland plant that is found most frequently in moister areas. Pacific Waterleaf is found west of the Cascade Mountains from British Columbia to Northern California, USDA zones 8-9. This is a known food for grazing wildlife. |
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| Photo above left courtesy of Brent Miller under provision of license @ http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/deed.en | |
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